BAILEY HEADS HOME Senior guard returns to Kansas City for her final Big 12 Tournament » SPORTS PAGE IB LONG CENTER OPENS Weekend open house features guided tours, performances; grand opening March 29 » N E W S P A G E 6 A 10,000 B.C REVIEW DT points out glaring errors, flaky production in latest Emmerich flick » L IF E & A R T S P A G E 6 B Fo&zs vi saiavn nvaao MS 3AY L S I ? fj&Of7 WTIJOHDIW aSVCLItiSH Jf. .** *: \ ily T ex a n The University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com JQ 7 Q3XIW ¥ IF ¥ - * ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ -F ■i . «■— , , . — Caucus chair uncovers discrepancies By Adrienne Lee Daily Texan Staff Volunteers who worked the Jester Center caucus on Tuesday are suspicious of at least one of the caucus lists, the precinct chairman said late Thursday night. At least three students who signed the list verified that the candidates at­ tached to their names were not the candidates they voted for. Government senior Ray Skid­ more, precinct chair for the vot­ ing precinct that includes all UT dorms, said one of the caucus vol­ unteers on Thursday noticed al­ most identical handwriting on one of the caucus sheets. Volunteers were recounting the caucus num­ bers Wednesday and Thursday, Skidmore said, just to double-check before turning them in today. Infor­ mation from all caucuses — forms and the official delegate counts — are due to the Travis County clerk's office today by 6 p.m. When recounting, the volunteer noticed a whole list had Sen. Hill­ ary Clinton written in similar hand­ writing in the presidential pref­ erence column for each of the six voters on that list. Skidmore start­ ed calling each of the voters on the list when he reached finance senior Ronesha Holmes, who told him she did not write Clinton as her prefer­ ence; Holmes said she was instruct­ ed to leave that line blank. Even one discrepancy threw up a flag of suspicion, Skidmore said. As he continued calling peo­ ple on the list Thursday, he found that two other students, history and pre-med sophomore Abigail Cheney and government sopho­ more Adam Aldrete, said they did not fill in a presidential preference and that Clinton was not who they would have listed. "I think it's pretty disappoint­ ing," Skidmore said. "It might not affect the [number of] delegates, but it's the integrity of the process that may turn people off." He add­ ed that he was sorry for the incon­ veniences or problems the situa­ tion may cause. Both Cheney and Aldrete said those in their caucus line were giv­ en a sheet of paper and told to fill out as much information as possi­ ble and that the last person in line would take the list to the appropri­ ate caucus official. "It sounded sketch, but the w hole situ atio n was sk etch ," Cheney said. Cheney, Aldrete and Holmes said the caucus was unorganized and that caucus lists passed down the lines were not properly moni­ tored by caucus officials. "I mean, w ho's to say sheets didn't get put in people's back­ packs?" Holmes said. "I just want it all to be fixed and fair." Skidmore said he will be con­ tacting the county clerk's office first thing this morning. There were at least 550 people at the Jester Center caucus, Skid­ more said, who signed 80 caucus lists. He said the other 79 sheets "looked very legit, but I'm going to check through them." Skidmore is asking for all stu­ dents who voted in Precinct 148 at the Jester C enter caucus to send him an e-mail verifying their name, presid ential preference and, if possible, voter ID num­ ber. He asks that those students e- mail him from the e-mail address they listed on the caucus sheet. Students can e-mail Skidmore at rfskidmore@gmail.com. SURVIVING IREAK Also works as a flotation device. For those who weren’t lucky enough to snag UHS’ official survival kit at the FAC Thursday, we’re sharing ours Feel like doing a good deed this Spring Break? "Don't just let them sleep it off. They may never wake up." Better than a beer run. And you thought you were done with tests. UNC student body president found shot to death on street By Joedy McCreary The Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The University of North Carolina student body president was found shot to death on a city street in what police said Thursday appeared to be a random crime, stunning the cam­ pus community who knew her well. Thousands of students gathered silently on cam­ pus to mourn Eve Marie Carson, whose body was discovered about a mile away early Wednesday The 22-year-old senior from Athens, Ga., had been shot several times, including at least once in the head, po­ lice said. Officials said there are no suspects, and no arrests have been made. "We have lost someone whom we cherish and love," university Chancellor James Moeser told a massive crowd on the school's Polk Place qilad. "We're all in a state of shock." Police found Carson's vehicle, a blue 2005 Toy­ ota Highlander with Georgia plates, about a mile from where her body was found after receiving a tip Thursday afternoon from a witness who spotted it near the main drag through the popular college town about 45 minutes west of Raleigh. Toby Rice, of Chapel Hill, told The Associated Press his wife discovered the car and called 911. DEATH continues on page 2A Get yourself covered so that afterward you can relax. * % > — > V1 If you can read this Blood Alcohol Concentration Guide, you're not drunk. Don't get these two mixed up! Ph oto illustration by D a ily Texan Staff | Daily Texan Staff » S E E PAG E 6 A F O R M O R E C O V E R A G E Graduate student wins award for bacteria research Sorber award given to one predoctoral student in nation every year Peggy McNult, manager for the Amer­ ican Academy of Microbiology. Gerry Broome | Associated Press itudents gather on campus during a memorial for Jniversity of North Carolina student body president ive Carson in Chapel Hill, N.C., Thursday. Regents, city team to discuss future of Brackenridge Tract By Maya Srikrishnan Daily Texan Staff Austin City Council unanimously passed a motion Thursday morning encouraging the city manager to as­ semble a team that will communicate with groups inter­ ested in the 345-acre, UT-owned Brackenridge Tract. The tract, located near the banks of Lady Bird Lake west of Mopac Expressway, includes the 141-acre Li­ ons Municipal Golf Course, 500 graduate and married student apartments, restaurants and an 88-acre biolog­ ical field lab, the site of some College of Natural Sci­ ences ecological research. City Councilman Lee Leffingweil and Austin May­ or Pro Tem Betty Dunkerley introduced the item. "It's pretty simple and fairly benign," Leffingweil said. "We're directing the dty manager to designate a team to sit down with the Board of Regents and report back to the dty to the extent that UT is able to release information." TRACT continues on page 2A By Katie Flores Daily Texan Staff UT graduate student Lauren Mash- burn-Warren leads four discussions for an undergraduate biology class, helps two undergraduate students conduct experiments and does her own lab work between classes and sometimes on weekends. "I'm going to take advantage of not having classes and get some work done," said Mashbum-Warren of her spring break plans. Mashbum-Warren received the 2008 Raymond W. Sarber award from the American Society for Microbiology for her research on bacteria and how they communicate with each other. The award is one of 22 the society gives every year. The Sarber award is given to one predoctoral student and one undergraduate student to recog­ nize their research and capabilities. "In a lot of ways, it's a good indi­ cator of potential for the future," said Mashbum-Warren is a student of Marvin Whiteley's, an assistant profes­ sor in molecular genetics and micro­ biology. She has worked with White- ly for tire last four years researching a bacterium called Pseudomonas aeru­ ginosa. This bacterium causes infec­ tions in people who have cystic fibro­ sis, a disease that causes the body to produce unusually thick, sticky mu­ cus, creating problems for the lungs and digestive system. Mashbum-Warren's studies found that this particular bacterium will not act on the body unless more bac­ terium of its kind are around. She discovered that the bacterium will send vesicles contained with mol­ ecules to find other bacteria of the same species, and then it will act on the body collectively. This study fur­ ther describes ho v bacteria interact with each other. Whiteley said the next step in the research process is to find a way to disrupt the communication and there­ fore prevent the bacterium from act­ ing on the body. "It was really sort of a revolution- Graduate student Lauren Mashbum-Warren won the prestigious Sarber award for her research on how bacteria communicate. She will be honored in June. Brvant Haertlein I Daily Texan Staff ary find," Whiteley said. mally honored in June Chris Sullivan, assistant professor in Molecular Genetics and Microbi­ ology, nominated Mashbum-Warren, who received a $1,500 prize from the microbiology society and will be for­ Mashburn-Warren, who said she was shocked when she found out she won, will graduate in the summer and move to Chicago for a job at the Uni­ versity of Illinois. In H o v I n d e x Volume 108, Number 108 25 cents World&Nation opinion 3A 4A University................ 5-6A Sports™................... 1-2B Classifieds.... ............ JB Comics.................... 4B , R Life&Arts... ....... 5-6B TOMORROW'S WEATHER High Cool, it comes with a pickle. grQ D O \ » J Low * c J FRIDAY, MARCH 7,2008 T T 'V m PageT wo - T h e D a i l y T e x a n S t a r t t h e t w o - w a y m o n o l o g u e TODAY'SWEATHER High 60 «0029 Reptile dysfunction NEWS BRIEFLY Rec Sports remains open for limited hours during break UT Recreational Sports will close its facilities during Spring Break and offer a limited TeXercise schedule. Monday through Friday, Grego­ ry Gym will have three classes each day at 12:10,1:15 and 5:30 p.m. Yoga and Pilates classes will be offered al­ most every day. On the weekends of March 8- 9 and March 15-16, two TeXercise classes will meet each day at differ­ ent times. Students who are cycling partici­ pants will receive a temporary TeX­ ercise pass for the week but will not have access to the cycling equip­ ment in RecSports. ,rWe can't operate two major facil­ ities when the number of people on campus is so low, but we want ev­ eryone to be able to use Gregory," said RecSports spokeswoman Jenni­ fer Speer. "We always run at least one class a day during school breaks." The J.J. Pickle Research Campus will have one class each day during the week at 12:35 p.m. No weekend classes will meet. — Morgan Booth UT shuttles will not run during Spring Break; other routes exist Capital Metro will run an altered schedule next week during many schools' spring breaks. UT shuttles will operate at the "No School" level between March 9 and March 14. Only the J.J. Pickle Research Campus shuttle will run. "The best thing for students to do next week is look up our fixed route schedule," said CapMetro spokes­ man Adam Shaivitz. "We have al­ ternate routes for all the UT shut­ tle routes, and students, of course, ride free." The E-Bus will not run March 13 through March 15. There are five Night Owl routes that run similar hours to the E-Bus. A full list of schedules can be viewed at unvw.capmetro.org. — MB Mayor Will Wynn issues apology after misdemeanor charge Austin Mayor Will Wynn began Thursday's city council meeting by issuing an apology, two days after Travis County prosecutors charged him with assault. Wynn is accused of assaulting a man at his condominium during a party in March 2006. "I've let a lot of people down," he said. "This is very embarrassing for me." Wynn posted a $500 bond Tues­ day and has been ordered by a jus­ tice of the peace to either perform 20 hours of community service or seek private counseling before May 2. A court order said the Class C misde­ meanor charge would be dismissed if Wynn meets those conditions. "I really regret if my actions are distracting in any way," Wynn said. "I would like to apologize to my city colleagues and the residents of Austin." — Lee Ann Holman A n drea Lai | D ally Texan Staff Anthropology sophomore Ania Upstill introduces the concept and purpose behind "The Vagina Mono­ logues" to the audience Thursday night. Sponsored by the Texas Asian Panhellenic Council, students per­ formed "The Vagina Monologues" five before an audience and facilitated discussion afterwards. It s about being happy with yourself as a woman and a person," said theatre sophomore Nora Davidson, who per­ formed one of three excerpts from the play. Thursday night's performance was the last event of Women s Empowerment Week, an annual celebration connected with the Women's Resource Center on campus that raises awareness of violence against women and girls. Tickets for a complete performance of "The Vagina Monologues" go on sale for $10, and all proceeds will benefit victims of Hurricane Katrina. — AL DEATH: Police say crime was random From p a g e l A "We saw it on the news, and we heard the woman is the president of the student body, and she goes, 'Oh my God, I just found the car,"' Rice said. Carson's body was found on the street at an intersection af­ ter neighbors reported hearing shots at about 5 a.m. Wednes­ day in an upscale residential area. It was not clear why she was in the area, which does not have student housing. Police-publicly identified the shooting victim as Carson on Thursday, and police Chief Bri­ an Curran said her death ap­ peared to be a random act. Po­ lice had no evidence other than her car, and the medical exam­ iner said there was no indica­ tion that Carson had been sex­ ually assaulted. Curran said police had been in contact with authorities in Alabama investigating the kill­ ing of a female student at Au­ burn U niversity, but added that the cases do not appear to be connected. Moeser said there was noth­ ing to link Carson's slaying to anyone on North C arolin a's campus. "M y information is she was an extraordinarily busy wom­ an, and it w asn't unusual for her to go to the office in the middle of the night," Curran said. "But we don't know that's what she was doing." Carson was last seen alive 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, when she stayed behind at home to do schoolw ork while her room ­ mates went out. Moeser said he got a call ear­ ly Thursday inform ing him that Carson was the victim. "We have lost som eone w hom we cherish and love. We're all in a state o f shock." James Moeser, UNC chancellor "It was shocking," he said. "I sat down and said, 'Oh, my God.' I couldn't believe this." On campus, students passed out daisies and carnations, and large boards were erected for students to leave written mem­ ories. A candlelight vigil was held at The Pit, a popular cam­ pus gathering spot. Dozens of counselors from both N orth Carolina and nearby Puke Uni­ versity were available to talk to students. "The strange thing, how the last time I saw her we made the types of plans where you know you're going to run into some­ one," said Keegan DeLancie, a senior from Los Angeles and fellow Morehead scholar. "I'd like to think somehow we will again." C arson w as a p restigio u s Morehead-Cain scholar and a North Carolina Fellow, taking part in a four-year leadership development program for un­ dergraduates. A premed stu­ dent, she majored in political science and biology, taught sci­ ence at a Chapel Hill elem en­ tary school, studied abroad in Cuba and spent summers vol­ unteering in Ecuador, Egypt and Ghana as part of a school program. "I cred it my prior exp eri­ ences, especially my past two M orehead summers, for pre­ paring me to get along with pretty much w hatever comes my w ay," she wrote in an e- mail posted on the Morehead Web site. In her position as student bod y p re sid e n t, she w as a m em ber of the u n iv ersity 's Board of Trustees. At inaugu­ ration, she said, "This year will be a year of growth and inclu­ sion ... What an amazing year this is going to be." Moeser said he last saw Car­ son on Tuesday at the Tar Heels men's basketball game against Florida State. "Eve Carson personified the Carolina spirit," Moeser said to students. . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... • * ............................ .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .......................... .Jordan Gom ez ................... Stephen Durda. L an ssa Mueller Kim Espm osa. Peter Franklin. Bryant Haertlein Jo n Huang. 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But like similar attacks on the British and Mexican consulates, the explosion frayed nerves of New Yorkers and tourists alike. Although authorities have not definitive­ ly linked the three attacks, the lat­ est episode heightened speculation that they were the work of a lone bomber who, perhaps emboldened by his past success, sought out the bright lights of Times Square. "Times Square is 'the crossroads of the world' and w e're concerned about it," said Police Commission­ er Raymond Kelly at a news con­ ference where the NYPD released a video of the shadow y figure on a bicycle. "Times Square is'the crossroads of the world' and we're concerned about it." Raym ond Kelly, N e w York p o lic e c o m m iss io n e r A law enforcement official said police are in v estig atin g letters sent to Capitol Hill offices show ­ ing pictures of the recruiting sta­ tion. A ccording to th e official, w ho was briefed on the investiga­ tion, the letters included words to \ the effect of, cial did not V ceived the K The Asscx ¡at copy of an < of Sen. Dion to other lawm.. reads: "A few oft, e have receiv'. dressed t< > w ith a pict in front of cruiting -tat in New Yor I t«. m ent 'We d ! in front of it w out and he manif 'st< > " The e-m ad to leave ti, call police. The blast pi lice res¡ on‘ the front v\ glass d . i t ing the rnet.d ing. Gin >ts ott Marquis sai bang" and ft -if- New York police officers with the bomb squad unit inspect the damage done by an explosive device to the military recruitment center Thursday in New York's Times Square. New York City police say some kind of explosive device was set off near a military recruiting station in Times Square. Police say there were no inju­ ries in the blast early Thursday morning. The recruiting center at 43rd Street near Broadway had a large hole in the front window. David Karp | Associated Press Gunmen kills 8 at Jewish seminary in Jerusalem By Aron Heller The Associated Press JERUSALEM — A g u n m an entered the library of a rabbini­ cal sem inary and opened fire on a crow ded nighttim e study ses­ sion Thursday, killing eight peo­ ple and w o u n d in g nine before he w as slain, police and rescue workers said. It was the first ma­ jor militant attack in Jerusalem in more than four years. H am as m ilitants in the G aza Strip praised the operation in a statement, and thousands of Pal­ estinians took to the streets of Gaza to celebrate. T he d a y 's v io le n c e , w h ic h also included a d eadly am bush of an arm y p atro l n ear Israel's b order w ith Gaza, w as likely to co m plicate a tte m p ts by E gypt to arra n g e a truce b etw een Is­ rael an d P alestin ian m ilitan ts. The U.S. is backing th e E g y p ­ tian effort. Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev and moderate Pales­ tinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned the shooting. But Re­ gev said the Palestinian govern­ m ent m ust take steps against the extrem ists — not just denounce their attacks. "T onight's m assacre in Jeru ­ salem is a defining m om ent," he told The Associated Press. "It is clear that those people celebrat­ ing this bloodshed have show n th em selv es to be n o t only the e n e m ie s of Isra e l b u t of all of hum anity." Secretary of State Condoleez- za Rice, w ho only on W ednes­ d ay persu ad ed Abbas to retu rn to peace talks w ith Israel, called th e a tta c k an "a c t of te rro r and depravity." Israeli defense officials said the attacker cam e from east Je­ rusalem, the predom inantly Pal­ estinian section of the city. Jeru­ salem 's Palestinians have Israeli ID cards that give them freedom of m ovem ent in Israel, unlike P alestin ian s in the West Bank and Gaza. P o lic e s p o k e s m a n M ick y R o se n fe ld sa id th e a tta c k e r w alked through the sem inary's m ain gate an d en tered the li­ brary, where witnesses said some 80 people were gathered. He car­ ried an assault rifle and pistol, and used both weapons in the at­ tack. Rosenfeld said at least six em pty bullet clips were found on the floor. Two h o u rs after the sh o o t­ ing, police found the body of the eighth victim. Rescue w orkers said nine people were w ounded, three seriously. David Sim chon, head of the seminary, said the students had been preparing a celebration for the new month on the Jewish cal­ endar, which includes the holiday of Purim. "We were planning to have a Purim party here tonight and instead we had a massacre," he told Channel 2 TV. Y ehuda M eshi Z ahav, head of the Zaka rescue service, e n ­ tered the library after the attack. "The whole building looked like a slaughterhouse. The floor was covered in blood. The students w ere in class at the tim e of the attack," he said. "The floors are littered with holy books covered in blood." Pa k i s t a n p r a y s f o r p a r t y c e r t a i n t y WORLD BRIEFLY Bombs kill more than 50 in Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad BAGHDAD — Two bombs went off within minutes of each other in a crowded shopping district in the cap­ ital Thursday, killing at least 53 peo­ ple and wounding 130 — a reminder that deadly attacks are a daily threat even though violence is down. There were no immediate claims of responsibility. But back-to-back bombings — designed to maximize carnage — became the hallmark of attacks on civilians by al-Qaida in Iraq during the worst of the vio­ lence in Baghdad in 2006. Like in previous such attacks, the tactic seeks to draw in the people with the first blast — especially se­ curity and medical workers — be­ fore a second bomb detonates. Iraqis were enjoying a pleasant spring evening when a roadside bomb hidden under a vendor stall detonated in the primarily Shiite, middle-class Baghdad neighbor­ hood of Karradah. Five minutes lat­ er, a suicide bomber wearing an ex­ plosive belt detonated, Mohammed al-Rubaie, the head of the Karradah municipality, told the state-run Al- Iraqiya TV. — The Associated Press Im lllo M ortnattl | Associated Press Sardar Khalll-ul-Rahman, 80, prays in the middle of a street Thursday where opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was killed In Rawalpindi. The party of Bhutto on Thursday deferred a decision on who should become Pakistan's prime minister, deepening uncertainty about how a new government will handle President Pervez Musharraf. brought to you in port by: On ,v. NATION BRIEFLY DNC's Dean urges do-over contests in Florida, Michigan WASHINGTON — The for­ mer head of the Democratic Na­ tional Committee said Thursday it was doubtful DNC Chairman Howard Dean would be able to get approval for a plan for do- over presidential nomination contests in Rorida and Michi­ gan. "It'll be a hellacious battle," said Don Fowler, a former DNC chairman who sits on the party's rule-making committee. Now, everything is being viewed in terms of how it bene­ fits a particular candidate, not the party or the process, Fowler said. Nonetheless, Fowler said, something has to be done, "the rules be damned" to seat del­ egates from states Democrats have to and can win in the gen­ eral election. "We're going to for­ feit those two big states? What kind of fools would we be." Dean has urged Rorida and Michigan party officials to come up with plans to repeat their presidential nominating con­ tests so that their delegates can be counted. — The Associated Press 150 women thundered down Amsterdam's most f stiletto heels, running for a $15,000 prize, shoppir annual race on the P.C. Hooft street called th e 'S tii years old but has quickly grown in popularity at races in Germany, Sweden, Poland and Russia. Dutch women dash I in annual stiletto b The Associated Press AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — Like a herd of antelope, jockey­ ing and shoving for position, 150 young women raced down Am ­ sterdam's m ost fam ed fashion street in stiletto heels Thursday, racing for a $15,000 prize. The race on the P.C. H ooft street called the "Stiletto Run" is only three years old but has q u ick ly grow n in p o p u la r i­ ty and spawned imitation rac­ es in Germany, Sweden, Poland and Russia. The race's motto is "Shopping is a Sport" and friendly competi­ tion is encouraged — though not always observed. "At the s t Mt iN pushing, you over," said I u - • came with a a big pin! : igi win, show or ; !i • She s.iid she ! ted her chev ■ of w ere nearly -i i . little higher t t m inim um \ ' !, Tam ara Ri town of Vetm. .O prize in the 380 yard ning so smoothly you n she was wt r Asketl how lit the money, but high hi ! 0 feu arc a bum R e le a se Museum a> E awn Mol t/ie t V / w i// 6e fie/s/fir o S a / (Ae - Jaw dnaró a t eia/f 9:00 pm (i iberia/rT ju eát 9:45 pm 19:30 pm 11:15 pm 12:00 am 1:00 am Meryll Horse + Donke\ Yellow Fever {{{SUNSET}}} Brazos 4A Friday, M arch 7, 2008 VIEW PO INT Caucus fracas Thursday night at about 10:30 p.m. The Daily Texan received a call from govern­ ment senior Ray Skidmore, the precinct chair of who headed Tuesday night's caucus at Jester Center. He sounded as if he'd just seen a ghost. Considering what he told us, we'd say he's confronting something even scarier, and it looks a heck of a lot like voter fraud. When verifying and re-tallying the votes of the some-500 people who caucused at Jester on Tuesday evening, a volunteer noticed similarities in handwriting on the forms, which prompted the precinct officials to call up voters on the phone to verify their votes. And it's a good thing they did. At least three students they were able to reach Thursday night verified that the preferred candidate listed along with their signatures were not who they support. Tomorrow at 6 p.m., precinct chairs across the state must submit their forms to the state party officials, and the results of those counts could very well decide who our next president will be. But one, two or three fraudulent votes means there could have been many more, and possible voter fraud at one caucus means it could have happened at a number of caucuses. Furthermore, there have been reports statewide that the caucus sign-in sheets were difficult to read, possibly confusing voters about whether to declare a candidate on the sign-in or leave that space blank, as voters at the Jester caucus did. A blank space next to a signature, simply put, is fraud waiting to happen. Ask anyone who caucused in Austin, and they'll tell you it was crazy and unorga­ nized. Plan II junior Hannah Bloch-Wehba, Hyde Park's precinct 275 chair, said offi­ cials at her caucus had to make photocopies when they ran out of official forms. They also came up with a system in which the Obama volunteers and Clinton volunteers switched forms and counted each others' to be fair. Anyone can become a precinct chair with no formal training, and these citizens were overwhelmed with overcrowded (and perhaps a bit rowdy) caucuses on Tuesday night. It could have been predicted that it'd be close to impossible for Texas' precinct chairs to adequately monitor caucus results. News reports have also pointed out allegations in recent days of campaign volun­ teers locking people out of caucuses, signing up participants before the precinct doors opened and feeding voters bunk information at the polls. And how could precinct chairs have possibly verified whether each voter was actually eligible to sign caucus • sheets by checking whether they had voted in the primary? In addition, caucuses are basically headed and run by those who support the popular candidate, which means we can't be sure that the unpopular candidates are being equally represented after the polls close on Election Day. When it comes to a presidential election, this is all a bit too shady. Texas' presidential nominees are chosen by way of an unorganized, archaic system that most Texans don't even understand, and Texans need clear answers as to how the results of the primary and the caucus can be so different on the same exact day. Obviously the political leaders who thought up this disastrous system years ago had no idea Texas would see a primary election this heated — and this crucial. As citizens of a democratic nation, caucus leaders shouldn't have to make up their own rules. It's time for our state to ditch the Texas two-step and get in line. But first, we've got some recounting and reverifying to do — right here at UT and statewide. GALLERY 3 a.fri. 21, 2POSj Ov.al Office O p i n i o n T h e D a i l y T e x a n Editor-In-Chief: Claire Harlin Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Leah Finnegan Aboubacar N'Diaye Andrew Vickers THE FIRING LINE Seeing past Obama-itis in the iast week, I've heard countless students complaining about getting called too many times by the Obama campaign. The complaints are not without merit. I was one of the phone bankers, and we knew that people were getting called multiple times, but didn't know why. It was not intentional by the campaign, and it appeared to be a technical problem. Obama volunteers engaged in other canvassing activities that went too far and annoyed students. I understand students'frustrations, and I felt them myseif in the final days before the election. But to actually change one's vote based on annoyance at phone calls is utterly irresponsible. We, as citizens, have been granted the power to choose the next leader of the free world. The result of that decision has tremendous consequences not only for each of us personally, but for our fel­ low citizens and our society. The overall tactics of the campaigns are certainly fair game in making a choice, but a decision based on nothing but one's own minor inconvenience is the result noth­ ing but apathy and entitlement. The Obama campaign must learn to reign in and properly utilize the excitement of its vol­ unteers. But we Longhorns owe it to ourselves to appreciate the incredible privilege we have been given as members of a democ­ racy. We owe it to ourselves not to throw that privilege away based on purely impulsive and personal concerns. AriSchulman English and computer science senior A more well-substantiated request Since fell 2003,1 have read the Texan on a regular basis — first as a student now as an alumna. I have often disagreed with some of the opinions espoused on Page 4 A but never enough to write a response. While Brian Boyko may have been "spewing empty words" in his response to 'Taking off the Obama glasses" ("A well-substanti­ ated request,"The Firing Line, Mar. 6), I find it appalling that he would ask someone to resign because he does not agree with them. I read the column in question and did not find it offensive. I may not agree with everything written, but that does not mean it does not have the right to be published. What is more shocking to me is that he would call upon an individual to censor his or herself, either through not voicing an unpopular opinion or through a resignation. I believe that a news­ paper must practice the right to freedom of speech if only tó pro­ tect freedom of speech for us all. And I hope this belief holds true if I ever find myself in the minority opinion. Flannery Bope UT alum Hocus Caucus Reading about the "com­ promised" procedures which occurred in the 148th Precinct caucus deeply concerns me. The article in The Daily Texan on March 5 described people having to wait in line "for more than 40 minutes" and that the people assigned to facilitate the caucus simply passed the sign- in list throughout the gathered crowd and did not check for identification. In comparison, it took my own 274th Precinct took two hours to sign people in legitimately, and the entire caucus procedures came within minutes of the five-hour mark. All those present waited patient­ ly to insure that no inaccuracies occurred. I believe this to be a statement of the commitment to democracy that my precinct chair, Brad Bauder, his assistants and my fellow precinct mem­ bers hold, and it is essential for the running of our nation that everyone be this diligent in their observance of correct and valid election process. In an age of failing trust in the government, it is paramount that people be able to trust our election system, and this can only occur when we know that the rules have been followed to the letter. The responsibility of insuring a valid election lies in the hands of the citizens and it is our duty to insure that we deliver one. Will Roman Radio-television-film senior Welcome to the $uck By Colin Kalmbacher Daily Texan Columnist Every year thousands of out-of-staters come clog Austin's arteries. They cause locals to wait in interminable lines at their favorite restaurants, and they take all the seats on the bus. I've heard them badmouth the state of Texas, maybe so they can go home and affirm how much better New York and L.A. are to their friends. And they don't even look you in the eye. Yes, dear readers, South by Southwest is almost upon us, and the infestation of coastal elitists in our dear city is about to swell as much as our local economy, when they empty their wallets on beer, Mexican food and "Don't Mess With Texas" trinkets that they'll probably throw away in a month or so. SXSW is a veritable cash cow for the city of Austin. Consequently, very few dare speak out against the less-than- egalitarian nature of Louis Black's pre­ tentious little baby. Why would they? Rest assured that the motivation behind this 21-year-old "music festi­ val" is the money, not the music. Do local businesses really and truly enjoy screwing over their most loyal custom­ ers? Doubtful. But they can't argue with the dollar signs. SXSW brings in more fool's gold than either Austin City Limits (a real music festival) or the mega church evangelism of Longhorn football home games. And even though they attract their fair share of annoying out-of-towners, at least ACL and Longhorn football games are open to the public. South by Southwest is strictly an elite affair — a weeks-long wine and cheese party, a ritualistic, orgiastic get-together, a grand cause célebre for the wealthy and well-connected worldwide. Sure, they throw a few free shows sponsored by Mountain Dew or Advanced Micro Devices our way, featuring washed-up acts such as Public Enemy, cult heroes such as Billy Bragg,or desperate-for-millions bands like Against Me! Peanuts. South by Southwest is strictly an elite affair — a weeks-long wine and cheese party, a ritu­ alistic, orgiastic get-together, a grand cause célébre for the wealthy and well-connected worldwide. This insult of a music and m ul­ timedia festival has, like Sundance and so many before and after it, veered so far off-course that unless you are exorbitantly wealthy, lucky or sham eless, most everything is off-limits. Most of the music — good or bad — is designated for insider- or trust- funder-only events called "showcases." A few very overpriced tickets most likely aren't going to be available to the general public, but they tell you that anyway. Good luck. Even bands such as the arch-populist Weakerthans have shut themselves off to their biggest fans and possible converts in the unwashed mashes by playing wristband- and badge-only shows. At these "show cases," bands woo (or annoy) A&R guys, force pained head-nods from drug-addled Californians and New Yorkers who can't be bothered to dance and bore the pre-pubescent daughters of indus­ try execs while professional whores or attractive Austin girls who know how to laugh at jokes and act interested in music and stuff are dusted with cocaine before being sent backstage. Or so I imagine. My point is not that Californians, New Yorkers or even hipsters from Texas have nothing to contribute to soci­ ety and ought to be marched off to the anachronistic and proverbial gallows, I swear. is The point that South by Southwest is a pathetic excuse for a music festival that charges outra­ geous fees for even a cursory glance at the "high culture" it's pretending to impart to the podunk denizens of Austin, Texas. South by Southwest is little more than a corporate-sponsored circle-jerk for the well-off, their friends and their sycophants. Anyone else who gets in on the action is either way too lucky or way too eager. Both of these kinds of peo­ ple are annoying. Maybe I'm just jaded and pissed that I can't afford a $1,050 badge that gets me into all events. Hell, times are so tough I can't even afford the $650 badge that guarantees access to every music show­ case in town. This puts me firmly in the majority. See ya'll plastered at NOFX's free anti- SXSW show. Kalmbacher is a journalism senior Things to remember in November a By Daniel Earnest from democracy to socialism. You need not look any further than his policy on healthcare, tax cuts and education to see that. Daily Texan Colum nist sole purpose of cunningly ridmg the wave of cliché to the high­ est office in the United States. By veiling policy with flowery beacons of inspiration and hope, Obama has exploited the emo­ tions of many Americans, and, unfortunately enough, this strat­ egy seems to be the most effective method in garnering a vigorous base of activists. In addition, his rhetoric describ­ ing unity is false. Who exactly is Obama unifying? According to his voting record, he is not even close to being moderate, and he rarely, if ever, "crosses the aisle," an idiom he commonly uses. explains his astronom ically high liberal rating illustrated in the National Journal — He simply is not tenured enough to vote based on co n v ic­ tion. He has to vote with the D em ocratic Party in order to garner support among fellow liberals in the Senate so that he can participate in various Senate committees. It seems as if Democrats will have to wait at least a couple more months before change, unity and all their wildest dreams come true. With Sen. Hillary Clinton's success on the second "super Tuesday," the Democratic race trudges onward However, as the nomi­ nation process proceeds, we can be sure of one thing — Sen. Barack Obama will undoubtedly rely on the same buzzwords that have carried him to an unpre­ dictable lead over Clinton. Change is absolutely inexorable these days. To his credit, Obama started the change fad, and it has played quite an integral part in his surge towards the Democratic nomination. For some Americans, Obama's promise of change is adequate enough rationale to cast a vote in his favor because, in the­ ory, it sounds quite prodigious. With many people exasperated with the current administration, a fresh face seems like exactly what the doctor ordered. However, Obama has trans­ formed the word "change" from a lofty ideal to an empty, trite word merely utilized for the Obama has transformed the word 'change'from a lofty ¡deal to an empty, trite word merely utilized for the sole purpose of cunningly riding the wave of cliché to the highest office in the United States. Now, I'm not one of those conservatives who will poke at Obama's supposed Muslim faith. I think those claims are complete­ ly bunk and people who use them look like fools. However, I will call him the "o " word — orator. Simply put, the man is a compel­ ling speaker, and he possesses the uncanny skill for saying things that people want to hear. While there is nothing wrong with being a great communicator, a politi­ cian should have some substance to sustain his grand pledges. After perusing Obama's stances and policies (I had to look at his Web site since I could not find any trace of solutions to issues in his speeches), it seems as if the only change that is imminent is a switch In fa ct, the N atio n al J o u r n a l's 2 7 th -A n n u a l S e n ato rial V oting Record Ratings show Obama as the No. 1 liberal in the Senate. So, purely based off of his record, as shallow as it may be, it seem s as if he is only unit­ ing the Ted Kennedys of the United States — not the Joe Sm iths from N ebraska. Also, even though Clinton has attempted to hammer this point hom e, no one seems to recognize that experience may be pretty vital for som eone wanting to be president. The fact is, Obama is still a very young senator and barely has had any time to develop his own voting record. This Further, Obama has the audac­ ity to say that he would pull American forces out of Iraq in 16 months without ever having stepped foot in the White House as President. I have news for Obama: Things tend to change when the transition is made from the campaign bus to the chair in the Oval Office. Just ask President Bush. No matter what you thought of the Iraq war originally, the U.S. is now entrenched in it. It would be a complete disaster to pull out now, especially consider­ ing that we have turned a comer towards success under General Petraeus's leadership. Also, while Obama speaks about wanting to return the troops home safely, RECYCLE! Recycling paper uses 60 percent less energy than manufacturing paper from virgin timber, and commercial and residential paper accounts for more than 40 percent of waste that ends up in land­ fills. In other words, please place this copy of The Daily Texan in a friendly recycling bin or back in the stand where you found it. That would make us very happy. SUBMIT A FIRING LINE Please e-mail your Firing Lines to firingline@dailytexan online.com. Letters must be fewer than 300 words and should include your major and classification. The Texan reserves the right to edit all letters for brevity, clarity and liability. SU B M IT A COLUMN Please e-mail your column to editor@dailytexanonline.com. Columns must be fewer than 600 words. The Texan reserves the right to edit all columns for brevity, clar­ ity and liability. LEGALESE Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the edi­ tor, the Editorial Board or writer of the article. They are not neces­ sarily those of the UT adminis­ tration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. All Texan edi­ torials are written by the Editorial Board, which is listed in the top right comer of this page. his support of surrender in Iraq is completely based on the fact that he wants the money we are spending to defend our nation to go toward the expansion of the federal government in the form of more unproductive govern­ ment programs. With our eyes now on the gen­ eral election, the time is nigh for Americans to realize that genuine change of government can only occur when we as vot­ ers tend to our own responsi­ bilities. I exhort all Americans who plan on voting, especially students here at UT, to examine the different candidates' poli­ cies as opposed to just voting on the basis of ephemeral feelings and popular culture. That way, when someone asks you why you support Obama, you can be confident in talking about policy and ideals rather than sounding like Miss Teen South Carolina by simply responding that you think Chama is hip and can bring change and unity to the United States. An educated voter, not a politician seeking office, is the best tool to catalyze change. Also, when we vote in November, we must always keep in mind that we are not voting for a face, a personality or an orator. We are voting for a policy maker, a commander-in-chief and the leader of the free world. Earnest is an economics freshman. Friday, March 7, 2008 N e w s 5A City council annexes 1,900-acre tract early, delays project plans By Lee Ann Holman Daily Texan Staff Austin could have been the new Hollywood. City council voted 4 to 3 Thurs­ day to annex the 1,900 acres of land Villa Muse requested for its development project. The com­ pany wanted council members to hold off the annexation until after the project was built and it had produced enough money to pay back the $300 million it owes to investors. Villa Muse is a multipurpose d evelopm ent site, located 25 minutes from downtown Aus­ tin, that would include new fa­ cilities for the film, music and video game industries. Michael Whellan, a consultant for Villa Muse, said the project is funded completely by private funds and would cost Austin taxpayers nothing. The studios would include 10 soundstages, among the largest in the world; recording studios; outdoor and indoor water tanks; and various scoring studios. "W e have the p eop le, but what we don't have is the infra­ structure," W hellan said. "We want to go to the next level and bring the entertainment indus­ try to Austin." G arry K im ball, senior vice president for public finance at First Southw est Finance Com­ pany, said the cou ncil's deci­ sion delays the entire project. Kimball was the financial rep­ resentative who spoke to coun­ cil members on behalf of Villa Muse. The decision leaves proj­ ect members looking at other lo­ cations to build the state-of-the- art studios. "The decision today hurts the econom ics of the project and is forcing u-> to go back to the drawing board to see if this is still a viable deal for the city of Austin," he said. K im ball said the com pany sought help so it could have bet­ ter control of its finances, and the city did not want to do that. Instead of granting Villa Muse the delayed annexation, council members used the city's extra­ territorial jurisdiction — its legal ability to exercise authority be­ yond its normal boundaries. The council asked staff to start negotiations with Milla Muse af­ ter the decision. "We tried to put our best foot forward and try to offer w hat we thought was a no-cost deal and a pretty easy d ecisio n ," Kimball said. UT denies showing ideological preference By Larry D echant Daily Texan Staff A recent national study flagged the UT School of Social Work as endorsing ideological positions, which the school's dean said is false. The National Association of Scholars, a nonprofit organiza­ tion whose mission is to promote academic freedom and a diversi­ ty of ideas, released a study last September that profiled schools of social work in 10 of the larg­ est public universities in the na­ tion, UT being one of them. The study focused on what the publi­ cation called "ideological indoc­ trination" or the forcing of beliefs on individuals. A shley Thorne, director of communications for the National Association of Scholars, said the information they found sparked a "re d lig h t s ig n a l" to the association. Thorne said the study was conducted because the Council of Social Work Education is the only national accrediting orga­ nization for social work schools and the association alleges the council has flawed bylaws. According to Thome, the'agen- cy forces students to "endorse a set of ideological, social and po­ litical positions" in order to re­ ceive credit and graduate from a social work program. Barbara W hite, dean of the UT School of Social Work, said the allegations against the Coun­ cil of Social Work Education and the National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics, as well as the schools of social work around the country, are "totally false." "Being a former president of both of these organizations, I can tell you these allegations have no basis in fact," White said. "When this organization purported to do research, they were looking at curriculum and Web sites only and not the school itself." W h ite said the d o m in an t theme surrounding the study was "antithetical" to the purpose of the school. "We do not advocate any par­ ticular positions and definite- lv do not force them on our stu­ dents," White said. "Our profes­ sion is geared toward the issue of people working for justice and equality. And our responsibility Ls to serve the community." The study wa> conducted by reviewing Web sites, course of­ ferings and mission statements for each of the 10 universities The adherence to the Nation­ al A ssociation of Social Work code of ethics requires confor­ mity to these positions and stu­ dents are often forced to sign a pledge of allegiance to the code Thome said. "We know that when schools have policies like these, there is bound to be issues with students who have different ideologies than the school," she said. "In our study, one student was told she shouldn't be in social work because she believed abortion was wrong. Not so much that the schools are slanted to the left, but they need to be bias-free." White said faculty members are required to present policies SOCIAL W O R K continues on page 6A Art Acevedo, chief of the Austin Police Department, spoke to members of the community at St. Peter's United Methodist Church Thursday. Em ily K inso lvlng | Daily Texan Staff Local leaders seek to enhance quality of life By Susan Peterson Daily Texan Staff Austin Police Department Chief Art Acevedo said he hopes a meet­ ing with community and religious leaders will result in concrete ac­ tion backed by budgetary support rrom city council. Lead ers m et w ith A cevedo and other police officers for an open discussion on public safety and quality of life issues Thurs­ day morning at St. Peter's United Methodist Church. "There are a lot of feel-good meetings where nothing ever hap­ pens," Acevedo said. "I w ant­ ed to reach across ethnic and reli­ gion lines to bring people together and talk about what we can do as a community. We in the police de­ partment can't do it alone." ment. He said youth development activities have been canceled in recent years because of budget concerns, a decision he said was shortsighted. "Every youth you keep out of the criminal justice system saves tens of thousands of dollars," he said. A diverse group of religious leaders attended the meeting, in­ cluding B aptists, M ethod ists, Catholics, Muslims and Sikhs. Gurpreet Singh, a follower of Sikhism, said a main concern for his religious community with re­ spect to the APD was identity. "M any people still mistake us as Arabs, as M uslims, because we have beards and we wear tur­ bans," he said. "There hasn't been an instance here in Austin, but it has happened in other places." Acevedo said he is particularly passionate about youth develop­ Mohamed Esmail, an imam at the North Austin Muslim Com ­ munity Center, said he w orries about the consequences of an­ other terrorist attack but that the APD has been effective in protect­ ing his organization. "Our center has never been at­ tacked or vand alized ," Esmail said. "A lot of that has to do with the APD," After the discussion, leaders met in small groups to address specific areas of concern, prior­ itized them and planned next steps. The workgroups focused on immigration issues, APD-com- munity relations, youth develop­ ment and social justice. Each sm all group concluded their meeting by choosing another meeting date. Acevedo said their objective is to develop concrete plans of action so they can request financial support when city coun­ cil draws up its next budget. Good Luck Wayne! Wayne Roche guided Texas Student Media as the sales and marketing department underwent a strategic shift. In doing so, he created and implemented a successful branding effort, developed a marketing and special sections support staff, realigned the creative services area and designed new products and services to converge TSM’s sales efforts across print, broadcast and web products. He also trained scores of sales students and was - quite simply - a positive, energetic and upbeat colleague. Everyone at TSM wishes him well in his new position in New York City with the Hollywood Reporter. But we’ll miss him here, especially down in the ad office! ' T E X A S ! STUDENT k MEDIA i W e’ll m iss you! FRIDAYS AT 9PM Cable 16 Dorm 15 Antenna 9 thewingmentv.com Former Chilean president talks at Texas Union Lagos asserts value of politically active citizens in leftist state By Susan Peterson Daily Texan Staffer Former Chilean President Ri­ cardo Lagos discussed leftist po­ litical beliefs and the importance of a new vision for governance in a globalized world Thursday at the Texas Union. Lagos credited the people of Chile with the country's progress since the 16-year military dictator­ ship under General Augusto Pino­ chet ended in 1990. "The Chilean people have been w ise enough to know w hat it means to be in government after a period of very dark dictatorship," Lagos said. Lagos, a member of the Social­ ist Party, was elected president of Chile in 2000 as the nominee of the Concertación coalition, which united left-of-center parties. He left office in 2006 with a 70-per­ cent public approval rating. Political questions have to do with who makes decisions about the society they are building, he said. "You cannot have the market make a definition of the society we are going to live in because then consumers will define soci­ ety," Lagos said. He said so ciety sh ould be shaped by citizens and being left politically has to do with change and social justice, as well as shar­ ing power with citizens. He also said that society is defined by the kind of public goods a govern­ ment provides for its citizens, like compulsory education and drink­ able water in rural areas. "If you want to have more pub­ lic goods and more services, you have to have growth," he said. Lagos also discussed the chang­ es governments will have to make to adapt to globalization. "Globalization is here to stay. We need rules at the global level," he said. "The big question when you are No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 in the world, when you are in the posi­ tion to shape the world is: What kind of world would I like to be living in when I am no longer No. 1?" Paloma Diaz, a Chilean pro­ gram coordinator at the Language and Area Center for Latin Amer­ ican Studies, helped bring Lagos toUT. "He opened the door for many important cultural changes in our country," Diaz said. "We never imagined we would [later] have a woman president — a single mother, agnostic and a socialist." Sebastián Valenzuela, a journal­ ism graduate student who attend­ ed the talk, worked as a reporter in Santiago during Lagos' pres­ idency. He said journalists criti­ cized Lagos for being autocratic. "But since he was a very pop­ ular president, even people who opposed him recognized that he was a good leader," Valenzuela said. Lagos' talk was the second in the annual Sterling Clark Hollo­ way Centennial Lectureship in Liberal Arts series. Former Brazil­ ian president Fernando Henrique Cardoso gave last year's lecture. The Lagos talk was also a part of the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies con­ ference on leftist Latin American governments. NEW S Friday, March 7,2008 SOCIAL WORK: School faces allegation of liberal bias From page 5A and ask students to analyze these p o licies and see how they affect the lives of peo­ ple social workers serve. She said students coming into the program know the ethics sur­ rounding the profession and know the m ission of social w orkers is to pursue social justice, fairness in society, and not ideology. "Just because we characterize a political policy does not mean those who disagree with these policies are disenfranchised," White said. "We typically at­ tract people who have been faced with discrimination, and we emphasize that it is essential to be non-judgmental." Social Work graduate stu­ dent Suzanne Daly said she has yet to come across profes­ sors forcing their students to adopt ideologies on cam pus but said she has heard of oth­ ers talking about this issue. "T h ere are not that m any diverse views in this college," Daly said. "It definitely leans toward a more liberal, Dem ­ ocratic way of thinking, but these views have to do with the basis of the profession." W h ite s a id sh e h o p e s schools of social work across the n atio n can look to the good they do to prepare their students for the future. "O u r stu d en ts are doing great work here at UT," White said. "W e h ave an alum na serving in Iraq, and we have students doing things which are critical to the maintenance of society and to the people." The m uch-anticipated opening of the Long Center began Thursday. Open House activities will continue throughout the weekend. Emily Kinsolving | Daily Texan Staff Long Center gives sneak peeks By Sabrina Vera Daily Texan Staff Rain may have stifled the activ­ ities outside, but the hallways and auditoriums of the Long Center for Performing Arts were finally alive again Thursday night dur­ ing a sneak peek for the public af­ ter a two-and-a-half year hiatus. The activities began at 6 p.m. with guided tours and true to Austin performances, said Carol Hering, a volunteer for the center. "The Sneak Peek is inviting the city of Austin to see the arts again," Hering said. "The ballet, symphony and lyric opera will all be opening up again soon. Probably 1,000 people will show up over the weekend." The Long Center is a recon­ struction of the former Palmer Auditorium building. "The new center is an adaptive reuse of the former auditorium," said Tammie Ward, program di­ rector for the center. "About 97 percent of Palmer was recycled and reused throughout the city; 67 percent of it was actually used in this building." After years of use, the acous­ tics were not up to par with more top-of-the-line performing cen­ ters, and Palmer center soon be­ came obsolete, Hering said. Aside from an econmonic im­ pact, the center hopes to encour­ age cultural learning and down­ town beauty, said Jack Bunning, director of marketing and devel­ opment for the center. "We want this to be a cultur­ al place of daily congregation," Bunning said. "This is all a part of rejuvenating the downtown area." The Sneak Peek a ctiv itie s are continuing throughout the weekend. "It's going to be a weekend of backstage, behind-the-scenes tours, kid zones and p erfo r­ mances," Ward said. "There's go­ ing to be something for every­ one. The entire weekend's events are free." The Long Center will kick off its grand opening with a series of galas March 29-30. From pagel A H O W T O S P O R T Y O U R SPRING BREAK SURVIVAL KIT On your necklace! WHAT TO CARRY IN YOUR SPRING BREAK SURVIVAL KIT Former Chilean President Ricardo Lagos delivers a keynote address to his audience at the Texas Union on Thursday. Jon Huang | D aily Texan Staff Crayons Cheetos UT junior, pro gamer to compete in SXSW championship gaming series By Sean Beherec Daily Texan Staff Beliebeezy dons her Steel Se­ ries 5H headphones, and her In­ tel Quad Core warms up as she prepares for intense tournament fighting. Megan Ceder, a com m unica­ tion studies and government ju­ nior, will compete Saturday using the Xbox video game alias belie­ beezy to keep her spot on Los An­ geles Complexity, a professional video gaming team in the Cham­ pionship Gaming Series. "If you tell someone you're a pro gamer, they kind of laugh at you," Ceder said. "But with leagues like this, it's redefining everything." Ceder will play as part of the Cham pionship Gam ing Series' 2008 Com bine and Draft. The event, which is part of South by Southw est Interactive Festival, will feature hundreds of video gamers from around the world vying for the 60 spots offered on the series' six North American teams. Team general managers will observe the players during the all-day combine, said Laura Werkheiser, a spokeswoman for the series. The draft will follow on Sunday, when general managers will se­ lect players based on skill, poten­ tial, charisma and their H2i scores, which measure players' reflexes. "Certain teams are more charis­ matic, and some are solely built on skill," Ceder said. "It just depends on what the managers want." Ceder said each team consists of 10 members, who are divided up to play four different games. "It's the w orld's only profes­ sional video gaming league, and it's no different than the NBA or the NHL," she said. "These kids are literally being paid to play video games." Ceder said base salaries begin at $30,000 dollars per year, but bo­ nuses up to $50,000 can be added for exemplary performance. She is required to play only six weeks out of the year for her salary, she added. The players are also reco g ­ nized at com petitions through­ out the w orld. Ceder said she heard her name chanted in are­ nas in France when she played Counter-Strike professionally at the Sports World Cup. She said she has traveled the world play­ ing the game. "In Asia, the players are like rock s ta rs," W erkheiser said. "They even have groupies." The series' combine and draft is part of the ScreenBum Arcade, which precedes the culmination of SXSW Interactive — the Web Awards Gala presented by Adobe Systems. The draft will air live on DirecTV's channel 101. Want to learn about production and programming for TV & radio? University o f Texas s tu d e n t television and radio w ant to teach you! Middle School P r o d u c tio n C a m p June 9-13 N e w s C a m p imsciMt Production Workshop June 16-20 Journalism Workshop July 21-25 WHM ' ^ I Í F : f . Texas Student TV I l i i i c r eS S N Texas S tudent TV «sgmmer workshop ’«8 t h e UNIVERSITY O F T E X A S A T AUSTIN 2 WE E K S U N T I L . . . 2 9 H O U R S . 1 5 S T U D E N T S . 6 C A M E R A S ! 7 D A Y S O F A C T I O N O N L Y o r ,1 www. t e x a ss t u d e t ¡ 11 v. con i T E X A S : STUDENT O" MEDIA ' y o u h *: W f J * L f i C hannel IS Dorm . Channel 16 Cable . Ch m ia d 9 Ailteftiui Back where it all Trip to Kansas City about more than conference tournament fo r Bailey By D avid R. Henry Daily Texan Staff Emeisha Bailey is headed home. The senior guard, who hails from Pem­ broke Hill High School in Kansas City, Mo., is coming full circle, traveling to Kansas City for her final Big 12 Tourna­ ment appearance — the same place she grew up to leam and love the game. "I'm really excited," Bailey said. "It's where it all began and also where it all could potentially end." As the only senior on the team, Bailey led the push to get Texas (19-11, 7-9 Big 12) back to the NCAA tournament for the first tinsELSiOce her freshjrum season. Bai­ ley averages 7.3 points ¿ffvd 4.6 rebounds per game. However, the main staple of her game has always been her defense and hustle, which don't necessarily show up on the stat sheet. Last year, she made the Big 12 All-Defensive first team. The most important aspect for her this season has been leadership. "This year, we asked E-Bay to become more of a leader for us. 1 challenged her again to be one of the Big 12's top defend­ ers like she was last year," Texas coach Gail Goestenkors said. "E-Bay brings toughness to our team and has set the tone on defense for us in many games. But we also needed her to be more of an offensive threat for us and rebound. Give her credit for expanding her role from that of a defender to what we expected of her this year." Family and friends from home get to be a part of her farewell tour, including her brother and 6-year-old niece, who rarely get to see her play. But Bailey seems to miss the food just as much as her family. "Actually, I'm more excited about the barbecue," Bailey said. "I'm really look­ ing forward to eating a lot of food." W hile it's hard .to im agine having to leave Texas to taste good barbecue, f * i - V * # ; * * ■ é> & NEXT Big 12 Tournament WHERE: Kansas City, Mo. Municipal Auditorium FIRST GAME: March 11,6 p.m. Bailey was not afraid to make a bold statement. "Kansas City barbecue is better than Texas barbecue because of the sauce," Bai­ ley said. "Here in Tefcas, it's all about the meat, but there, it's all about the sauce. I love all the different kinds of sauce and all the different flavors." Seeing Bailey play won't be a special occasion for her parents though. They've made every single one of her games with the exception of the Oklahoma game in Austin this year. Her dad relocated to Schertz, Texas, and her mom plans on moving down from Kansas City soon. Her parents even made it to the games she played in a Hawaii tournament this year. "They've been incredibly supportive, and it means a lot to me," Bailey said. "M y mom felt really bad about the one game she missed and even tried to blame herself for our loss. I'm 21 years old, and they don't have to do all the things they do for me, but it's really great." Peter Franklin | Daily Texan Staff Bailey's parents took the floor be­ fore her final home game against Texas Tech on Wednesday when she was hon­ ored for her career at Texas. At the end of the game, Bailey kissed the Longhorn painted on mid-court before heading to the bench. Fans chanted her name as she made her final exit. "I felt like I was in the movie 'Rudy,'" Bailey said following Texas' 70-55 win against Texas Tech. "I love this school, and that's why I kissed the Longhorn because it was my final time playing at home." Bailey was bom in Temple and then m oved to K ansas City. She alw ays dreamed of coming back. "There was nowhere else I wanted to go," Bailey said. "The tradition, the great city and coach Conradt all drew me to come here." Bailey will graduate in May with a sports management degree and plans on getting certified to become a personal trainer while attending graduate school or playing professionally overseas. Until then, her focus is achieving her ultimate dream of winning a champion­ ship at Texas. The Longhorns kick off the Big 12 tour­ nament against Texas Tech next week. BASEBALL Texas looking to play up to potential By Nathan Riojas Daily Texan Staff WEEKEND: No. 16 Texas (8-2) vs. Stanford (6-3) The Longhorns don't neces­ sarily have anything to prove. It's still early in the season. But this weekend, they'll get the o p p o rtu n ity to com p are them selves w ith another top- level team. More importantly, they'll see if they can take a step forward from their 1-2 perfor­ mance at the Houston College Classic last weekend. No. 16 Texas (8-2) hosts Stan­ ford (6-3) for a three-gam e se­ ries betw een two of the m ost storied co llege b aseb all p ro ­ gram s in the co u n try — to ­ gether boasting eight national championships. The L o n g h o rn s head in to spring break fresh off of a two- game sweep of Texas A&M-Cor- pus Christi and have been per­ fect at home with sweeps of Vir­ ginia C om m ow ealth and UT- Pañ American. But they strug­ gled against better competition in Houston. " It w as an ugly, ugly game WHERE: UFCU Disch-Falk Field ON AIR: AM 1300 the Zone NEXT: Dallas Baptist on both sides of the ball," Tex­ as pitching coach Skip Johnson said of the Longhorns' five-er­ ror perform ance against Rice. "We made a lot of mental mis­ takes, but w e can't dwell on it. We've got to try to get better for this arena this weekend." Texas' coaching staff is en ­ couraged by the team 's current three-game win-streak and said the team is definitely moving in the right direction. "A ll this will come around," head coach Augie Garrido said. "T h e [C orpus C hristi] gam es showed a pretty even balance of patience and aggressiveness. That's hard to maintain both of those. We didn't swing at very m any bad p itch es, and there Eliot M cytf ¡ Daily Texan Staff Brandon Belt prepares in the on-deck circle at M inute M aid Park in Houston d u ring a Preston Clark at-bat against Rice on M arch 1. were a lot of them. When they threw the ball in the strike zone, we hit some balls pretty good for the entire game. The confi­ dence level and the concentra­ tion skills are in place." "T h e e n v iro n m e n t of last week really helped us a lot to see the m ental aspect of pitch­ ing in that environment," John­ son added. The Cardinals come to Austin with a series win over Nebraska to open the season and a sweep of Cal State Fullerton last week­ end. One of Stan ford 's main BASEBALL continues on page 2B Sports Editor: Ricky Treon E-mail: sports@dailytexanonbne.com Phone: (512) 232-2210 www.dailytexanonline.com MEN S BASKETBALL Title on the line Sunday By Ryan Killian Daily Texan Staff Texas p lay s for the Big 12 regular season title Sunday af­ ternoon when O klahom a State rolls into town. The Longhorns are currently 25-5, and a conference record of 12-3 ties them with Kansas atop the standings. A victory over the Jayhawks earlier this year means that Texas will claim the No. 1 seed in the conference tourney if they win this weekend. "We've put ourselves in a great position to come out on top," for­ ward Damion James said. Though the Cowboys are be­ low .500 in conference play and lost Wednesday to Oklahoma, they got hot down the stretch, and their 61-60 victory over Kansas showed they can beat anyone. "As good of a February as we had, two teams that really flipped it too were Nebraska and Oklaho­ ma State," Texas head coach Rick Barnes said. The Huskers almost tripped up Texas at the Erwin Center on Tues­ day, and now the Cowboys will get their shot at playing spoiler. Point guard D.J. Augustin has said repeatedly this year that his goals are all team-oriented. A Big 12 title would be his idea of an im­ portant accomplishment. But along the way, yet another awards com­ mittee has noticed the sophomore. Augustin was nominated this week by the United States Basket­ ball Writers Association for the Os­ car Robertson Trophy. He is one of only 10 players selected, and the award goes to the association's player of the year. attention for the joo he's done with SUNDAY: No. 9 Texas (25-5,12-3 Big 12) vs. Oklahoma State (16-13,7-8) WHERE: Frank Erwin Center at 3 p.m. ON AIR: ESPN NEXT: Big 12 Championships this Longhorn squad, just a year after Kevin Durant left to join the NBA. Barnes was nominated for the Henry Iba Award, which goes to the nation's top coach. Winning the Big 12 would be a big step to­ ward claiming that title, and the Longhorns will likely have to knock off Iba's old team to do it. Iba began a 36-year career with O klahom a State before it was even Oklahoma State. In 1934, he arrived in Stillwater when the school was known as Oklahoma A&M. By any name, the Cow boys stand as Texas' final obstacle in their path to a third regular season Big 12 championship. W hile the L onghorns seem poised to take the title, they've struggled recently with a loss to Texas Tech and a narrow escape against Nebraska. Earlier in the year, it took a sim­ ilarly nail-biting bit of late heroics for Texas to beat Oklahoma State 63-61 on the road. While that score reflects the Cowboys' upset abili­ ty, the Longhorns have one last trick up their sleeve, home court advantage. Texas hasn't lost a conference game on its home floor this sea­ son. If the pattern holds for one more game, the Big 12 can crown its regular season champ at the Er­ win Center. Longhorn guard DJ. A ugustin g o e s up for a layup in a 72-69 win over Kansas at the Frank Erwin Center Feb. 11. The sophom ore finished the gam e with 10 points and five assists. Stephen Durda Daily Texan Staff MEN'S SWIMMING Olympic gold medalists in town for Invitational By Arun Bala Daily Texan Staff One thing is certain: When you combine some of the top colle­ giate swimmers from across the country with several U.S. Olym­ pians in a pool to race, world re­ cords will be tested. It is expected this w eekend when several of the top athletes in the sport converge in Aus­ tin for the A ll-Am erican Long C ou rse C h a m p io n sh ip s. The m eet, w hich began Thursday night, will continue until Sat­ urday at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center. "I can alm ost guarantee that w e'll see som e world records," Texas coach Eddie Reese said. In the past, the meet has typ­ ically been held in the 25-yard short course pool; however, be­ ing an O lym pic year, the for­ mat has changed to m atch the 50-meter pool length used at the Olympics. In addition to some of the cur­ rent Texas sw im m ers, form er Longhorn greats and O lym pic gold medalists lan Crocker, Bren­ dan Hansen and Aaron Peirsol WEEKEND: All-American Long Course Invitational WHERE: Texas Swimming Center N E X T : NCAA Zone "D " Diving are set to compete at this w eek­ end's meet. They will be trying to improve on their current world records in the 100-meter butterfly, 100- and 200-meter breaststroke, and 100-m eter backstroke, re­ spectively. All three are excited about the chance to swim under the guidance of Reese this sum ­ mer, who will be the U.S. coach at the 2008 O lym pic G am es in Beijing. "We get coached by Eddie all the time, so w e're used to him ," C rocker said. "A nd it m akes it nice when you go away on a big trip and you have your hom e coach there." Joining the three Texas Exes w ill be six-tim e O lym pic gold m edalist M ichael Phelps, w ho is sch ed u led to sw im in the MEN continues on page 2B 2 0 SPORTS Friday, March 7,2008 WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD ‘Horns take final shot By David Munden Daily Texan Staff Three m em bers of the Texas W om en's lrack and Field team will head to the Last Chance quali­ fying meets this weekend. Sen io r A ll-A m erican Tem eka Kincy will travel to Iowa State Uni­ versity to compete in the 800-meter run, while sophomore thrower Jor- dyn Brown will head east to Lou­ isiana State University to try and improve her rank in the shot put. Freshm an triple jum per Chantel Malone will join her at LSU. This ls the final chance for these athletes to improve their standings on a list of NCAA provisional qual­ ifiers before nationals. They have not autom atically qualified but a good performance could raise their chances of going to nationals. FRIDAY: LSU Last Chance Meet W HERE: Baton Rouge, La SATURDAY: Iowa State l^ s t Chance Meet Brown leads her two teammates in event standings. She is current­ ly 16th in the nation in the shot put w ith a throw o f more than 53.5 feet. Malone ranks 21st in the triple jump at over 42.5 feet. Kincy fin­ ished her 800-m eter run in 2 min­ utes, 8 seconds at the Tyson Invita­ tional on Feb. 16, good enough to earn a No. 22 rank. "W e are ju st now h ittin g our strid e," coach K earn ey said, "I think all three girls have a good chance of improving." Texas' star sp rin ters, A lexan ­ dria Anderson and Bianca Knight, have four autom atic qualifying times between them. Each met the NCAA m ark in the 60- and 200- meter dashes. Anderson is third in the country in the 60 at 7.22 sec­ onds and seventh in the 200-meter with a 23.09 second finish. Knight leads her teammate in the 200 with a fourth place 23.07 second time. Texas' 4-by-400-m eter relay team is in sight of nationals as No. 8 in the NCAA, finishing second place at the Big 12 C ham pionships in 3:36.60. Anderson, Knight and Kin- cy are joined by junior Katara Ros- by to complete the team. T h e L o n g h o rn s hav e p laced in the top 10 for five consecutive years at the NCAA Division I In­ door Championships. Texas placed eighth last year with 22 points. BASEBALL: Belt, Rupp lead Texas into series From page IB concerns will be cooling off some of Texas' red-hot bats First b asem an Brandon B elt's has b een the hottest. The soph­ om ore ow ns a .442 b attin g av ­ erage and lead s the L on g h o rn s w ith 18 R B Is. He d rov e in at least on e run in each o f T exas' last five games. C a tc h e r C am eron R up p w ill also b ring his team -best .458 av­ erage back to the starting lineup after freshm an K aw ika E m sley- Pai started W ednesd ay. Rupp is seco n d on th e team w ith 10 RBIs. Two left-hand ers, Texas' A us­ tin W ood (1 -1 , 3.00 E R A ) and S ta n fo rd 's Je re m y B le ich (2 -0 , 2.19 ER A ), are expected to start th is a fte r n o o n . R ig h t-h a n d ­ er K en n K a s p a re k (1 -1 , 5 .4 0 ) is sch ed u led to go a g a in st the C a r d in a l's r ig h ty E rik D a v is (1-1, 7.88) on Satu rd ay. F resh ­ m an C o le G reen should get the start for the Longhorns Sunday. Stanford h asn 't announced their starters for the series finale, b u t righ t-h an d er Jeffrey Inm an h as started gam e three of the C ard i­ nal's first tw o series. "W e 're o b v io u sly n o t at o u r full potential right now, so w e're try in g to w o rk to w ard s th a t," Belt said "W e can 't have a bunch of e rro rs lik e w e did this p a st w eekend . If w e com e out here and do w hat w e're supposed to do, w e'll be alright." 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Because of the level of com pe­ titio n and form at o f the event, the sw im m ers view the m eet as a great w ay to begin their prep­ aration for the upcom ing O lym ­ pic trials. "W e 'r e a ll p e a k e d for th is m e e t," H an se n s a id . "T h is is k in d of o u r d ry ru n fo r th e O lym pics, so we w an t to w ork o u t the k in k s for the su m m er b ecau se w h en you go into the O ly m p ic year, you d on 't w an t there to be any guessw ork." F o llo w in g the L ong C o u rse C h am p ion sh ip s, several of the professional sw im m ers, inclu d ­ ing 14 O lym pians, w ill continue to try to break w orld records in the 25-m eter short course pool at the Encore Sw im Spectacular on Sunday afternoon. The event is intended to raise m oney for The S.W .I.M P rogram , a b ran ch of the Boys and Girls Club of A us­ tin started by form er Longhorn sw im m ers Bryan Jones and Paul W allace. K eep ing in tune w ith the culture of A u stin, the m eet w ill feature a live band on deck, as well as plenty m ore entertain­ m ent for the fans. "T h e form at is kind of as far aw ay from a swim m eet as pos­ sib le," H ansen said. "W e're d o­ ing a lot of fun events, som e fast things for people for people just to see our flat out speed. It's def­ initely part of a show, and it's all geared toward the spectators." WOMEN'S SWIMMING Texas recruit shining early By Blair Leake Daily Texan Staff W EEKEND: All-American | Long Course Invitational It was a laid-back atmosphere Thursday night at the Lee and Joe Jam ail Texas Sw im m ing Center as teams from all over the nation traveled to Austin to com pete in day one of the All-American Long Course Championships. Up until this year, teams com ­ peted in a short cou rse form at, but with the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics looming, the meet was changed to give the sw im m ers a chance to polish their skills in Olympic-style competition. Some of the fastest swimmers in the country, from club team s an d colleg es alike, are h ere to w ork on qualifying for the O lym ­ p ic trials in one o f the fastest pools on the planet. Kathleen Hersey placed first in I W HERE: Texas Swimming i Center , | NEXT: NCAA Zone "D " 1 Diving the 200 IM and finished 5.46 sec­ onds ahead of the qualifying cut and will have the chance to com ­ p ete in the upcom ing O lym pic trials. H ere w ith the Sw im A t­ lanta d u b team, H ersey w ill be sw im m in g for the L on gh o rn s next year and is a large p art of the top three recruiting class that Texas will bring in next season. "I can't even explain how excit- ed I am about her coming to Tex­ as next year," said Texas coach K im B rack in . "O b v io u s ly b e ­ cause of the fast swimming she'll bring, but in my m ind, w h at is ju st as im portant is the kind of person she is." Former Olympic gold medalist Kirsty Coventry, a native of Zim ­ babw e w ho trains under Brack­ in at Texas, placed first in the 400 Freestyle and qualified for the O lym pic trials by over ten sec­ onds - a career best, C oventry is only a few w eeks removed from breaking the 200 Backstroke world record, the sec­ ond oldest w om en's sw im m ing record, w h ic has b een held for six teen y ears by H u n g ary n a ­ tive Krisztina Egerszegi. Current longhorns junior Hee-Jin Chang and sophom ore Susana Escobar w ill attem p t to q u alify fo r the Olym pic trials in their countries, Korea and M exico respectively, this weekend. MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD Longhorns have conference title, now chasing down national crown By Austin Talbert Daily Texan Staff For Texas, sp ring break w ill provide the opportunity to win another championship. Coming off their third straight Big 12 Indoor title, the Longhorns head to A rkansas tom orrow to com pete for the N CA A Indoor C h am p ionship — a m eet they finished third in last season. Be­ fore they m ake the spring break trip, the Longhorns will prepare themselves for the championship by m aking an early trip to Ar­ kansas this w eekend to the Last Chance qualifying meets. Three L onghorns — tw o pol- e v a u lte r s , fre s h m a n M a sto n W allace an d so p h o m o re W ill P ain e, b o th tra v el to F a y e tte ­ ville, A rk., this w eekend to try and im prove their heights, and g et som e extra p ractice fo r the N CA A Cham pionships. • FRIDAY: Arkansas Last Chance Meet W HERE: Fayetteville, Ark. SATURDAY: NCAA Indoor Championship W allace ranks 15th in the na­ tion in the pole vault, clearing 17- 5.75 (5.33m) in Arkansas at the Ty­ son Invitational back in February. Fellow vaulter Paine ranks 28th in the nation, clearing a career best 17-0.75 (5.20m) at last weekend's Big 12 Championships. Joining the duo, junior Tevan Everett, w ho last week w on the Big 12 cham pionship in the 600- meter, attempts to qualify for the NCAA championships in the 800- meter. Everett just missed quali­ fying earlier in the year at the Ty­ son Invitational. The world-record holding dis­ tance medley relay team looks to improve their tim e and w in the NCAA championship. After setting a w orld record, freshm an Danzell Fortson, who runs the 400-m eter leg of the re­ lay, is look in g fo rw ard to the NCAA Championships. "I know we can beat it again at the national cham pionships," Fortson said . "W e can all run faster." Joining Fortson are senior Leo M anzano, who qualified in the m ile, junior Jacob H ernandez in the 800-m eter, and ju n ior Kyle Miller who qualified in the 3000- meter run. 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M arg aritas sta rt at $3.75, beers at $2 and the M exican m a rtin i is $6.75.. also have great daily d rin k specials like T op S helf T uesday w hen all prem ium tequilas are d isc o u n te d for M exican m artin is and m argaritas on the rocks. Are there any unusual margaritas that are surprisingly good? The pom egranate m argarita is p re tty p o p u lar as well as the sangría m argarita, w hich we feature for $3.75 every Saturday. UTmost Happy Hour Specials Trudy's l Tejas, Kona Grill at the Domain How did you come up with the name Trudy's? It com es from the ow ner’s last nam e, rruesdell. What are some popular happy hour specials at Trudy s? H ouse m argaritas are $3 on Sundays a n d M ondays. O n lo p S helf Tuesdays, certain top shelf M exican m a rtin is are offered for the sam e price as th e house M exican m a rtin i, w ith all top sh e lf M exican m artia is and m argaritas at discounted prices. W e offer a different d rin k special every day in addition to our usual 2 —7 happy h o u r deals M onday th ru Friday. What is it about Trudy's that makes it so appealing to the UT community? T ru d y ’s has it all: great drinks, quality food an d good service. W h a t m ore could you ask for? When is the best time to order happy hour drinks? W e have a great happy hour M onday-Friday, 7-10 a.m . and 2 - 7 p.m . at o ur location on 3 0 th Street. So no m atter w hat tim e class let’s out, w e’ll be open and m ak in g sure the U I students and faculty get their T ru d y ’s fix. 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D uring Prohibition, the bootlegging business was so im m ense that customers could easily obtain alcohol by simply w alking dow n alm ost any street. Illegal “speakeasies” replaced the saloons that were quickly shut down. Secretly oper­ ating in basements and abandoned buildings, alley­ way entrances were used. Passwords, special knocks or membership cards were needed to gain access. A n owl behind the bar meant it was the place to be (Look above our bar!). O ur alley opened for business in 1997 in the historic Kreisel Building in A u stins famed Warehouse D istrict. It is com posed o f three levels including the M ain, M ezzanine and Rooftop Terrace, featuring stunning hardwood finishes and a roaring 20s vibe. The M ain is where guests listen to local Austin bands jam live on a nightly basis at 9:30 p.m. Sit at one o f our candlelit tables or dance the night away on the dance floor. The M ezzanine offers a lounge setting w ith antique couches, bar, pool table an d television-all overlooking the dance floor. T errace59 is th e m ost fam ous o u td o o r spot in A ustin to take in the rom antic view of dow ntow n. What makes Speakeasy so popular? Its lo n g -stan d in g rep u tatio n a n d diversity m ake it popular. You can relax in one area, listen to a band in another or go u pstairs to watch the sunset or take in the A ustin sk ylin e-all while dancing to som e o f the greatest DJs in Austin. What kinds of specials do you offer? H appy hour is Tuesday—Friday, 4—7 p.m . on the ter­ race, featuring a com plim entary buffet and $3 house wine, cosm opolitans and frozen bellinis. Any interesting stories to share about the Warehouse District? Speakeasy is registered as part o f the H aunted Austin Tour. 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Originally, the bar Roofs Attack,'Monday 11 p.m-2 Who has been your most interest­ What type of music do your listen ing guest? ers request most often? For my women’s issues show, we M y music show is split into halves: interviewed some cool super smart the first hour I focus on music by strippers who were students. M y cohost Zoja Ulesoo invited a domi- female artists and the second half I focus on music by Austin artists. natrix who is a pre-med student in Sometimes it's awkward because San Antonio, that was pretty crazy, a lot of dudes called about that. As people try to request their own bands (which usually aren’t very for as musical guests, I enjoyed hav­ good) pretending to be someone ing the Lovely Sparrows and M eryll else. B u t some o f m y listeners are play sets on my show. really awesome about exposing me to unconventional independent female artists and local acts that 1 later became big fens of. if there is one thing you want your listeners to know about the DJ world, what would that be? K V R X lSves you. UTmost KVRXDJ DJ Mars - 'Gin & Tonic/ Thursday 7-8 a.m. OM, DJ Jon E-'Jammy Jams/ Friday 1-9 a.m. How did your radio show get started? I forced my way into K V R X by D Jin g during W in te r Break 2004 when no one else was around and they really needed people, so they had pretty low stan­ dards. They kept .denying my application before. H O W Y O U L I K E D E M A P P L E S N O W ? ? ? 1 had been inter­ ested in college radio and independent music since high school when I used to listen to Rice’s K1 RU. was only what is now considered the “ main bar and dance floor area. A few years after it opened, they purchased the space next door and opened the “side bar”. The patio area was added a year or two after that. Fred Fine, one o f the original owners, passed away last year. H e told several different stories about how he came up w ith the name. H e alone knew the true reason. Why do you think Oilcan Harry's is so appealing to the UT community? O ilcan H a rry ’s is a place where anybody can go and be themselves. W e have all kinds of people, both clientele and staff. O u r bar staff strives to be the friendliest and most accepting in town. W e want every person that walks in our doors to feel welcome. Do you host events? W e have many different events going on all the time. W e have a busy reg­ ular line-up every week, but we host special events as well. Wednesday, M arch 12, singer Pepper M aShay w ill be our special guest for our Club Popular. Visit our W eb site for more about that. This Friday and Saturday, we’re hosting The Gayest Party Ever! Stars from various gay- themed movies showing during S X S W w ill be at the bar to meet and greet our customers. It was so much fun last year. I can t name names, but rumor has it that we’re going to be very happy with the actors that are going to be there. Thursday, March 13, we re hosting the first-ever gay music showcase for S X S W . It 11 be going on all day long. W e have three different fashion shows coming up in the next month and a half. Com ing in July, we’re hosting one o f our most popular and exciting yearly events - R E D H O T . It’s an all-day benefit for Project Transitions that includes a silent auction, entertainment, food and a whole lot of fun. What is the most outrageous event in Oilcan Harry's history? Gosh, about 8 years ago, we threw a Studio 54 party. W e had searchlights and the late Dale Jordan atop a crane in front o f the building drawing a large crowd. Ihey built the giant moon. Ihey built a second level at the side bar. It was probably the party o f all parties. People still talk about it today. UTmost Country Bar Midnight Rodeo Runners-up: Broken Spoke, Dallas Nigthclub How did Midnight Rodeo get started? What country artists are played the most over your PA? M an y of the “ Texas” music art­ ists enjoy a great deal o f airplay at M idn igh t Rodeo. The big­ In 1977, two C PA s started a rustic gies” like George Strait and Kenny honkey-tonk in Houston called Chesney get their share too. H ondo’s that catered to a suit and tie clientele serving up greasy Do you ever have live bands? burgers and ice cold longnecks. A live performance is featured For their second location in 1981, they expanded their thinking and their size. M idnight Rodeo was born. There are currently 12 loca­ tions (most are in Texas) and over $20,000,000 in annual sales. W e were picked in 2008 by Nightclub almost every Friday. O u r new favorites include: The E li Young Band, Brandon Rhyder, W ade Bowen and Stoney LaRue. O u r all time favorites to play our place include: Cross Canadian Ragweed, Lee Anne Womack, Randy Rogers and B ar magazine as one of the Band and The Bellam y Brothers. Top 100 concepts in the U .S. for the th io l year-io a row. Do you have any drink specials for UT students? Thursdays we cater to U T students with “College Night.” W e offer spe­ cial entry fees for ladies 18 or older, and we’re still home to the $1.50 pitcher o f draft beer! UTmost Dance Club Sky Lounge Runners-up: Spiro's, Paradox Do you always charge a cover? Is there a prime time to go to the dub? W e only charge cover when we have special events. The best time to go is around 11 p.m. What unique appeal does Sky lounge have over Its competitors? Sky Lounge is a dance club with the best sound and light system and the best DJs spinning on the big­ gest dance floor in the Warehouse District. Are there ever drink specials or specials for UT students? W e offer $3 wells all week, all night long. What kind of unique atmosphere does Sky Lounge create for its patrons? W e offer the ultimate dance expe­ rience You must check out sky lounge if you like to dance! FORCES OF VICTORY m x O R S iU Claypool «rmTM]¡S S fí H a y d e n MON oii 'to* y ur >Ky- üíf at lOfttn'l DIRTYDOZEN BRASS BAND MWHjgS s e s t i l KEEP OF K A L E S S IN ^ g W IT H SPECIAl GUESTS ■ n m a i O r ii^ a B y Y CHEMICAL ROMANCE Cp/DVD ‘THE BLACK PARADE IS DEAD! IN STORES TH IS SPRING! WWWXYCHtMICAlADttANCi.COM JONATHAN TYLER & t h e n o r t h e r n l i g h t s Page 12 UTMOST SPRING 2008 UTMOST ENTERTAINMENT UTmost Sports Bar Cain and Abel's Runners-up: The Tavern, Buffalo Billards How long has Cain and Abel's been in business and how did it get its start? The current location was a strip club in the 70s. It didn ’t becom e a sports bar until 1981, when it w as just called “A b el’s.” In 1990, the name w as changed to “C ain and A bel’s” and it is now one o f the longest running bars in the West C am p u s area. The owners are two U T alum ni. The fra­ ternal twins A ustin and E llis W instanley, were U T senior Spanish m ajors when they purchased the bar. What makes Cain and Abel's so popular? The location and the specials m ake it popular. What kind of drink specials do you offer? H appy hour is M onday- Friday, 3-7 p.m. Tuesday has all-day $1 draft beers. In the sum m er, C ain and Abel s will be implem enting a new draft beer wall with 40-70 draft beer selections. O u r most popular dom estic beers are M iller Lite and Pyramid Hefewiezen. O u r m ost popular premium beers are Sm ithw ick’s and N egro Modelo. BREAKFAST The T ac o o f C h am pions 2 LUNCH(FAST) Get in & get out. Try our super long soup, salad & p o tato b a r featuring fresh, local produce. 3 HAPPY HOUR The m ost im portaint m eal o f the day. S p ec ials G alore! S u p p l e m e n t With Our: BEERS ALL DAY • EVERY DAY beers. * * * Is Hickory Street? A U S T I N - 4 7 7 - 8 9 6 8 f C8TH & CONGRESS t | *Jusl a marketing ploy Not based on science or medical fact. UTmost Cold Beer Selection Waterloo Ice House Runners-up: Crown and Anchor, Flying Saucer How long has Waterloo Icehouse been in business and how did it get its start? W aterloo Ice H ouse opened in 1976 on Congress Avenue. Waterloo comes from Austin’s original name as a settlement along the Colorado River. How many different brands of beer does Waterloo icehouse offer? M ost stores offer 10- 15 beers on draft and a variety o f 40 or more bottled W hat kinds o f specials do you offer? We have happy hour 4-7 p.m ., Monday- Friday. Beyond that, each location’s specials tend to cater to the specific neighborhoods that they serve. What are your best domestic and premium beers? All Live O ak flavors and Real Ale Firem an’s # 4 top our pre­ mium selections. Lone Star and Shiner Bock are favorite dom es­ tic brands. Wat&iUo. SPRING 2008 UTmost Art Gallery ART on 5th Runners-up: Austin Galleries, Artworks UTMOST Town: Austin O riginals” (M a y 9-31), in which local artists w ill showcase their artwork o f Austin. In the past, A R T on 5th has also worked with a number of local non-profit groups for various events and fundraisers, from the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Anim als to Save O u r Springs to the upcoming M obile Loaves and Fishes fundraiser in April. How long has ART on 5th been in business and how did it get its start? What type of art do you feature most frequently? A R T on 5th sprung into the art scene in 1998 after owner A R T on 5th is a contemporary gallery and we showcase a Joe Sigel realized the need for a contemporary art gallery in wide variety of genres, from abstract to landscape to Dr. Austin. The gallery is very museum-like: large (over 7,000 Seuss to caricatures o f The Rolling Stones. Since the gallery square feet), with a lot of places to sit and take in the experi­ is so large, it has sufficient space to showcase a dynamic and ence. In a business where the average life span is less than two diverse collection. years, A R T on 5th has made its mark with blockbuster shows featuring the artwork o f Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane, W h ic h artists have become successful sellers? W h a t is the Ronnie W ood of the Rolling Stones, John Lennon, Jerry secret to being a successful artist? Garcia o f the Grateful Dead, Peter Max, and A nd y Warhol. B y far, our best selling artist is Dr. Seuss. A R T on 5th boasts In addition, A R T on 5th welcomes touring exhibitions from the largest Dr. Seuss collection in the country. In our opin­ Washington, Chicago, and Montreal. What are your current exhibits for spring 2008? The gallery showcases about 15 different artists at any one time, but these artists are constantly rotated as new work and new artists are introduced to the gallery. Fifteen per­ cent o f the artists are local Austin artists, and about half of the featured artists are from Texas. A few upcoming events include: Vintage Poster Weekend (M arch 7-8), in which hundreds of European vintage posters w ill be on display, our 10th Anniversary Celebration (April 4-30), “ Painting the ion, the collection, “ The Secret A rt o f Dr. Seuss,” reveals the adult side o f Dr. Seuss. It’s a little darker and very clever. Every day, people walk in simply because they are curious about Dr. Seuss’ artwork. There are quite a few Dr. Seuss collectors in Austin and our collection fits in very well with the eclectic, laid back nature o f Austinites. Also, A R T on 5th has developed a following for local artist Paul Stankiewicz. H e paints scenes o f Austin, but he chooses subjects that are appreciated only by someone who knows the area. H is style is contemporary and his painting technique makes his art seem abstract when up close, but as the viewer pulls away, the painting forms into a wonderful collage o f color. The secret to becoming a successful artist is to develop your own unique style. O u r more successful artists possess a quality and con­ sistency tojth eir work that makes viewers recognize their work. Anyone can pick out a Dr. Seuss piece because each one has that special “ Seussian” touch. The work o f a success­ ful artist speaks to the viewer in a distinctive way, allowing the viewer to emotionally connect to the piece. 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The roster o f attorneys includes Board Certified C rim inal Defense Specialists and former prosecu­ tors, all with extensive courtroom experience. Paul D un h am , principal o f the firm, points out that expe­ rience and specialization are two o f the more im portant things to consider when selecting an attorney. Typically law offices practice multiple areas o f law. In contrast, focusing on one type o f law, like D W I defense, allows the attorneys at D un h am & Rogers to better understand the court system and the laws pertinent to a case. * Why is it important to get a good DWI attorney? The difference in the outcom e o f a case can be significant. Each case is unique though D un ham & Rogers has accum u­ lated a highly successful record o f acquittals, dism issals and reductions in the defense o f D W I, drunk driving and alcohol related cases. The ultim ate goal is to keep a persons arrest record clean. I f one were to plead guilty and accept proba­ tion, the arrest would permanently remain on o n es record. That could result in loss o f driver’s license, fines, court costs, higher insurance prem ium s and possibly even jail time. An arrest record could also im pact a persons ability to find or m aintain employment. W ith the risks so high, it m akes sense to secure the services o f a qualified DW I lawyer. What does it cost to hire an attorney from Dunham & Rogers? Fortunately hiring a good attorney doesn’t mean it will be expensive. D un h am & Rogers believes that everyone has the right to excellent legal representation at a fair fee. In addition to competitive fees, D unham & Rogers offers a free initial consultation and convenient pay plans. UTmost Movie Theater Alamo Drafthouse Film & Food Events Runners-up: Dobie Theatre, Regal Cinemas at Metropolitan! 4/Gateway 16/Westgatell SPRING 2008 UTMOST Page 15 UTmost Video Store I Luv Video Runners-up: Netflix, M o n M o What advantages do you think your video store holds over your competitors'? O u r video rentals are cheaper than just about every other store in town. W e’ve have m ovies that you will absolutely never find anywhere else, even on Ebay! O u r sta ff is friendly .and knowledgeable, and if that’s not enough, we give away free beer every Tuesday! What are some awesome movies you have discovered in your inventory that nobody seems to know about? 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Like and respect your students; believe that what you’re teaching is the m ost vital thing Do you th in k the re is a difference b etw een being likeable in fro n t o f a group a nd being likeable one-on-one? Absolutely....stage presence isn’t who peo­ ple really are...nothing w rong with that in the world. though. W h at professors influenced you m ost during your o w n educa­ tion? So m any o f my professors influ­ W h at was your m ost m em orable m om e n t Do you th in k h um or helps one to learn in class? So m any silly m oments often arise when m aterial faster? W hen it is relevant yes, when it is irrelevant, students ask or say things that just hit the it can actually mess up people’s learning... funny bone. Jo yfu l m oments when students it’s a distraction. enced me in so m any ways. Som e succeed in som ething you’ve helped them by listening to me, som e by with. Profound moments when students encouraging me, som e by telling have a “I got it!” moment. me I could what I wanted. Do you vie w teaching in th e same vein as W h at is your philosophy regard­ ing teaching style and presen­ stand up com edy ? For my big class, yeah....it’s a performance... tation? T each in g is seduction ...you no question about it. need to make people w ant to H o w w ould you describe yo ur sense o f learn, w ant to attend classes. You can’t force students to do humor? W hen funny m om ents happen, I enjoy W hat are your fa vo rite m ovies or television shows and why? Lots o f early Bill M urray movies (“Stripes” and “G hostbusters” ) and som e C h evy Chase movies (“V acation” sequence). Mel Brooks can’t do anything wrong. A nything with gratuitous sex and violence. W hen Bruce W illis, with only a revolver, kills 100-200 terrorists who all have m achines gu ns, then I am happy. Education movies (“ Back to School” with R odney D anger field). You get anything. them. I don’t think I do a lot o f planned the idea. humor. ASSISTING DISCOVERY UTMOST LIVING friendship guide semesters o f their college careers. our activities. To W hen Texas Spirits alum ni return, promote spirit in they talk about how their tim e in our community, Texas Spirits gaye them the tools to we set up flash go out and im pact the U T cam pus cards at football and, after college, the world. gam es and paint the D rag for .athletic events. We wear burnt orange scarves to leave a visu­ al m ark while cheerin g for football, b as­ ketball, base­ ball, softball and lacrosse teams. Secondly, Spirits par­ ticipates in several com ­ W hat kinds o f events does Texas Spirits have planned fo r spring 2008? We have had an am azing spring semester so far. We continue to support all U T athieric events by attending gam es and painting the Drag. This February we are par­ ticipating in Explore U T , playing “Pin the H orns on the Bevo.” Texas Spirits are also hosting a R ed C ro ss Blood Drive with Texas Blazers. We are preparing for our annu­ al B and Ja m benefit concert for Make-A-W ish Foundation, which we host every fall. We also sup­ port other organizations’ events, like Lonestar’s Project Princess and Iron Spike’s softball tournam ent. We are fired up for an am azin g semester o f spirit, bon din g, tradi­ tion, and service! OesxxvL i ntm 'S MEXICAN MARTINI! UTm ost Non-Greek Student Organization Texas Spirits m unity service projects held at U T . In the past year, Spirits has participated in Project Reachout, face-painting at Explore U T , Israel Block Party, U T D an ce M arathon, and other events sponsored by U T Runners-up: Texas Lassos, Texas Wranglers organizations. T exas Spirits has TEXAS STAR 4 0 9 W e s t 3 0 t h St NORTH STAR 8 8 2 0 B u r n e t R d UTTLE TEXAS 9 01 L i t t l e T e x a s L a n e 5 1 2 - 4 7 7 - 2 9 3 5 5 1 2 - 4 5 4 - 1 4 7 4 5 1 2 - 3 2 6 - 9 8 9 9 pillars o f spirit, love, service and In w h a t ways does Texas Spirits stand o u t and m ake an im pact on campus? Texas Spirits participates in m any U T com m un ity activities. O u r the honor o f providing structure, guidance an d com panionship to hundreds o f talented girls in U T ’s W ho can jo in Texas Spirits? Any freshm an or sophom ore can diverse and large com m unity. We join in the fall semester, an d any help them to reach their personal freshm an can join in the spring. goals and evolve into the people they strive to be during the first five Do you view teaching in the same is itself an im itation o f Arnold have souls, which m akes them evil, Sim psons” M cBain, whose voice see, and vam pires d on ’t Schw arzenegger’s, an d that o f or at least utterly am oral. He UTMOST w ould m ake m ost students forget what I had said alm ost as soon as I had said it. Instead, I use my im agination. I make the audience a part o f the action. I turn C on stan t’s “ friend” into a young child, “ Little Susie,” who turns to you for help. C o n sta n t’s “ killer” becom es an ax m urderer who knocks on your door look­ ing for her and j who speaks with an a c c e n t- a cross betw een that o f “T h e SPRING 2008 UTmost Funny Professor Daniel Bonevac (Runner-up) Do you find yourself repeating the same jokes or turns of phrase to different classes? O n ly in rare cases. I’m terrible at rem em bering jokes. Alm ost all my humor is im provisational. I have certain situation s, case studies, essentially, that I bring up alm ost every semester. But what I say about them varies. “The Sim psons” clips I use are a different m at­ ter; thin kin g those through, find­ ing them, and getting them ready requires a lot o f advance planning. vein as stand up comedy? In a large class, definitely. Teaching in front o f 2 0 0 -6 0 0 people, which I do frequently, is a lot like being on stage. Everything I do has to be a bit larger, more expansive than it w ould be outside o f class or in a sm all seminar. I try to proj­ ect my personality to a big group, but it’s still my personality; unlike an actor, I ’m not pretending to be someone else. I don’t think o f my teaching in the sam e vein as stand up comedy, however, and not only because laughter, for me, is a means rather than an end. The m ain rea­ son is that I don’t think, “I want this to be funny— how can I make them laugh?” I just talk about my subject matter, and it often turns out to be funny. Philosophy lends itself to hum or more than some other subjects. And I try to bal­ ance with abstractness o f ph iloso­ phy with concrete cases. I use my im agination to describe them viv­ idly. And im agination and humor are close relatives. sense of humor? \ bit offbeat, I guess. I have a taste for the ..osurd, and I love doing accents. Do you think humor helps one to leam material faster? I think so, in two ways. First, it keeps people interested and focused. N o m atter how clear and even brilliant a lecture is, you won’t learn from it if you’re bored or falling asleep. Second, it m akes ideas memorable. I could talk about Benjam in C on stan t’s objec­ tion to K an t’s ethics in a way that Andre the G iant. Students have to decide what to do. What are your favorite movies or television shows and why? M any academ ics pride themselves on not w atching much television. N ot me. I think being well-viewed is a virtue akin to being well-read. These days I watch m ostly com e­ dies and detective shows—’’M onk,” “ Psych,” “ H o u se” and “ B ones.” A nd, until last season, I loved “ 24.” But there are two favor­ ites that stand out over the long haul: “The Sim psons” and any­ thing by Jo ss W hedon. I’ve been using “The Sim psons” to illustrate philosophical points since about 1995. It offers a whole com m un i­ ty full o f fam iliar, well-developed characters who get into a lot o f ethically interesting situations. In class, the show has several advan­ tages, in addition to being funny and well-written. First, m ost stu­ dents already know Springfield and its m ain characters; I don’t have Second, it’s philosophically rich. M att G roening studied philoso­ phy, and lots o f episodes seem to be m editations or, better, farces on certain philosophical ideas. The shows done by Jo ss W hedon: “ Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “A n gel” and “ Firefly.” They’re brilliantly writ­ ten, conceptually and em otionally complex, and ethically challeng­ ing. I consider Buffy/Angel one o f the high points o f Am erican lit­ erature. Unfortunately, there’s so much background that needs to be explained and that sounds, frankly, insane, that they’re not o f much use in class. (“Well, he’s a vampire, used to have a soul, because o f a gypsy curse, which made him good but w racked with suffering and guilt, but now he’s lost it, and is even more evil than before, but, in this episode, Buffy and her friends think they have a way o f restoring his soul...”) Several students have written w onderful term papers on Birffy, however, and there’s even a book, Buffy and Philosophy, that explores the very rich philosophi­ cal im port o f the series. I’m very fond o f action movies: the origi­ nal “Star W ars” trilogy (especially “The Em pire Strike B ack ”), the “D ie H a rd ” movies, the “Lethal W eapon” movies, “Serenity” and “C o d e o f Silence.” I like their abil­ ity to present ethically complex circum stan ces while retaining a strong sense o f right and wrong. There are very identifiable good guys and bad guys; the distinction m atters m ost precisely when cir­ cum stances get com plex and right and w rong can be hard to dis­ cern. A s you m ight guess, I also like older W esterns: “The M an W ho Shot Liberty Valence” and “H igh N oon ,” for exam ple. I also like movies that m ight seem to be very different, with a lot o f talking, where m ost o f the action is internal to the characters. W hit Stilm an ’s “ M etrop olitan ’ and “ B arcelona” are two o f my favorites in that vein, as is K rzy sztof Kieslow ski’s “ Blue," “W h ite” and “ R e d ” trilogy. I f l had to pick just one movie as a favor­ ite, it w ould probably be one that spans these two genres: “W itness.” It shows how people can face evil with integrity but using dram ati­ cally different strategies. How would you describe your to introduce much background. Page 21 A D V E R T IS E M E N T NeWorlDeli Newordeli is everything you’d expect from an Austin deli and more. They’ve been whipping up soups, sal­ ads and sandwiches from scratch for 11 years now, so you K N O W it’s good. 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I hate to be up at a podium was a few yards away giving the lecture. at the front o f the room, and much prefer to M y oldest son did great, but the younger wander around the lecture hall closer to stu­ one got antsy and started to fuss. So dents (close enough to kick them in the butt I went down and picked him up and if 1 think they are thinking o f falling asleep). held him in my arm s without skipping Staying connected is much easier in a sem inar a beat in the lecture. H e was fine with where 1 really enjoy just having a good, deep that. He just peered out at the class and conversation with students. Page 22 UTmost Interesting Professor Lawrence Speck (Runner-up) What professors influenced you most during you own education? I had a phenomenal group o f professors when I was in school! O ne guy, H ans-Lukas Teuber, was a world renowned psychologist and head o f the Psychology D epartm ent at M .I.T. I took a large lecture class from him on the physiology o f the brain. He was m esm erizing as a speaker and really knew his stuff. H e made me want to be a really good lecturer. In Architecture What advice do you have for students who may be considering entering the teaching field? If a student is considering teaching I defi­ School 1 had five different professors who nitely advise them to “go for it." leach in g is would later win the Topaz M edal, an award given to one professor each year nationally as the most outstanding architectural educa­ incredibly satisfying. It is great to see students grow and learn. It also continually keeps me expan ding my th in k in g— reacting to each tor in the country. There have only ever been new group o f students and their particular 35 winners o f this award, and it is am azing to ideas and attitudes. 1 think college students have had five o f them as teachers. Two o f these were practicing architects who had a substan­ are intriguing hum an beings. They are open, probing and thoughtful— not calcified in their tial body o f work to learn from as well as being thinking. very dynam ic, nurturing teachers. They made me want to stay relevant as a teacher by always being strongly involved in my profession. What was your most memorable moment in class? O ne o f my m ost memorable moment in class What is your philosophy regarding teaching was one time when my sons were about 3 and style and presentation? 7 years old. They did not have school or day 1 think teaching is all about trying to stay con­ care this particular day, and 1 needed to be nected to your students. This is really hard in “ D ad ”. But 1 also had class— a big lecture a big lecture class, but I try to actually talk to my students individually in the lecture, not class in a large auditorium . So I took my sons to class and sat them down with their toys, eventually went to sleep on my shoul­ der. I had no idea the effect that would have on the students in the class, but they all thought it was really cool that I was “ d a d ” and “professor” and the same time. They asked all through the rest o f the semester about my boys. I had been really em barrassed about the seem ing “ intrusion” on the class, but the students loved it. I still run into students from that class who remem­ ber that incident far more than the material I was trying to teach them. What is the most valuable thing you have learned from your students? Ihe most valuable thing I have learned from my students is C H A N G E . The world is not stan ding still, and it is im portant to keep in constant m otion with it. things you have a real pas­ sion for— things that are enjoyable and that actually m ake a difference. It is im portant to see the consequences o f learning— where it can take you and how it can enhance your options and capabilities for a better life. I f you are just learning for a grade to or to com plete a course, education can be a dull and stupid enterprise (and you are not likely to retain much). But if you are learning because you see how your What is the best way to make education fun education can make you smarter, make your and interesting? life richer and make you capable o f contribut­ Ihe best way to m ake education fun ing more to the world, then that has got to be and interesting is to be learning about exciting. Runners-up: Dining on the Drag- Chipotie, Mellow Mushroom; Comfort Food-Magnolia Cafe, Trudy's; Queso-Chuy's, Trudy's; Breakfast- Magnolia Cafe, Juan in a Million How long has Kerbey Lane been in business and how did it get its start? We celebrate our 28th birth­ day on M ay 5. We opened at the “original location on Kerbey Lane in 1980. The owners w anted to provide good, affordable food made from the freshest ingredients tions in the way o f sponsorships and dona­ What type of person is most likely to order tions. We also support K U T through ads, food donations, and volunteers during fund drives. queso? O u r Q U E S O does not discrim inate and loves We love to help the U T com m uniry! everyone, and everyone loves our Q U E S O ! At what times of day are you the busiest? Have you ever had an unusual request in O u r busiest tim es are weekend brunches. We terms of how to prepare the queso? get some fun late night pops when the stam ­ N o but we do get a lot o f requests for spoons pede o f party-goers show up. We also have a to eat it with. steady breakfast, lunch and dinner crowd. It’s easier to say when we are N O T busy which is typically Monday-Thursday, 3-5 p.m. That is the best tim e to study or do your homework while eating a bowl o f queso. your menu? P A N C A K E S! What are the most popular breakfast items on photo Stephen Durda possible. What is the secret to making good queso? Fresh ingredients make good queso. What is the most unique What makes your queso different from other aspect of Kerbey Lane? restaurants? O u r relationship with local It is m ade fresh E V E R Y DAY using the best vendors and farm ers is ingredients possible including farm fresh veg­ one o f our regulars. If your restaurant could be featured as the hangout in any sitcom, which one would you choose and why? “M y N am e is E arl” so that the gan g could hang out at Kerbey Lane instead o f the C rab Shack. M aybe Earl could owe a good deed to What kind of breakfast items are the best for curing a hangover? your stomach. P A N C A K E S! They soak up all the alcohol in UTmost buy and support local whenever possible. extremely unique. We try to gies. Dining on the Drag, Comfort Food, Queso and Breakfast Kerbey Lane Cafe Do you offer any specials for UT students? cal day? We don’t have a discount program but we do About 10 gallons between all four locations. give a lot o f support to University organiza­ How much queso do you go through in a typi­ SPRING 2008 UTMOST Page 23 DINING ALFRESCO UTMOST EATING OUT UTmost Outdoor Dining Experience Hula Hut Runners-up: The Oasis, Shady Grove Describe Hula Hut's ambiance. H u la H ut is a taste o f the tropics, just five minutes from downtown. W e feature Mexonesian (Mexican & Polynesian) food and fun drinks. W h ile H u la H u t is a great escape anytime of the year, it’s definitely a hot spot on the weekends when the weather’s Photo nice. What is it about Hula Hut that makes it appealing to the UT community? The fact that you can drive just five to ten minutes for great food, drinks and lake views. What are your most popular menu items? O u r tubular tacos are probably our most popular, though people also really enjoy the coconut shrimp. What is your claim to fame? N ot only do we have regular customers like Lance Armstrong, but we also made “ Dateline N B C ” when D irk Hoekstra went over Tom M iller D am in his boat a few years ago. s c i r : Ui IvtI i :i| a»*■ m u i ^ ^*>E n ns i m s | | ¡ Ü « I» ■ ti 1 1 m i l ! i ü a n m m ' | | i || 1 § I B I • 8 EÉÁ i i m m m 4 1 1 i n i n i i ..a S i m i l y | * - ? i i r t h r C O M IN G ATTRACTION! NEWLY DESIGNED POOL AND SPA AREA! 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Mopac Expy 512-342-6893 • 4978 W Hwy 290@Brodie: 366-8260 • 5775 Airport Blvd: 366-8300 Runners-up: Wine & Beer Selection—H.E.B., Cei^S|^Marker; 4* Liquor Store-Twin Liquors, Party Barn Bewtti^es | | If ¿ WAKCBOflRD S T t t l I T B l K t Í 111 I M Vi I MICKEY AVALON w AKEBOARa UVE OLMO 1 ‘' U í f l í . í S / I I J , , , ü S* A H M Y AÜM f i HON( YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT UTMOST FOOD UTmost Sandwich Shop Which Wich Runners-up: Thunder­ cloud Subs, Pita Pit What makes Which Wich a unique sandwich shop? W hich W ich is unique because it allows the guest a 100% custom ­ superior izable sandwich expe­ rience. How many different sandwich combi­ nations do you offer? It could be calculated by a U T math grad student, but I’m on vacation and don’t have a calculator. What is your most popular sandwich? For those who know, it is on the underground menu. It is the bacon cheeseburger ‘wich. Take a m eatball ‘wich, scratch the m arinara and par- mesan, add bacon, lettuce, tom ato, pickles and mayo or m u stard -an d your golden. What is the healthiest sandwich offered at Which Wich? The healthiest, in my opinion, is the hum m us and bell pepper. Add bacon and spicy mayo to add back a little danger to the ‘wich. Photo Rebecca Fondren - Photo Rebecca Fondren otQ Rehecca Fondrer /¡latiun UTmost Thai Food Madam Mam's Runners-up: Thai Noodle House, Thai Kitchen UTmost Pizza Parlor Mellow Mushroom Runners-up: Austin's Pizza, Slices & Ices How long has Mellow Mushroom been in business and how did it get iti start? M ellow M ushroom started in 1974 in A tlanta, G A . It grew slowly through the 70s and 80s and is now in a major expansion westward. We cur­ rently have close to 90 locations with only two in Texas: Austin and Fort Worth. What is the most unique aspect of Mellow Mushroom? We do not consider ourselves to be a chain o f restaurants, rather a collec­ tion. Each M ellow M ushroom has a unique art package inside that sepa- rates it from the “cook- ie-cutter chains.’ O u r is vegan, and dough free o f refined sugars. We m ake our dough with spring water from the Suches Valley in the north G eorgia m oun­ tains. And we do not offer fried foods. What is the most origi­ nal pizza request Mellow Mushroom has fulfilled? We offer many ingredi­ ents that are not available at other pizza restaurants, such as pesto sauce; tofu, tempeh, portobellos, sun- dried tom atoes and arti­ choke hearts, just to nam e Photo UTmost Sushi Kyoto Runners-up: Kenichi, Sushi Niiche UTmost Grocery Store H.E.B. Runners-up: Whole Foods, Central Market Photo UTmost Barbecue Salt Lick Runners-up: Rudy's Country Store & Barbecue, Stubb's What sides and/or fixings make B B Q and sides from recipes really good barbecue? Beans, cole slaw, potato salad, peach and blackberry cobbler and pecan pie are the best fix­ passed down in the fam ily from the tim e they arrived in Texas in 1867 makes us un ique-prepared by the friendliest staff in the ings. world. What is the secret to the sauce? O u r secret is no tomatoes. What is the most unique aspect ofSaltUck? Preparing traditional Texas What kinds of events does Salt Lick host? O ld Settler’s M usic Festival (April 17-19) and the Ray Benson Texas Sw ing Festival (O ct. 10- SPRING 2008 UTMOST Page 27 CT N ails • M an icu re • A crylic N a ils S pa Pedicure • Solar N a ils • W axing 3800 N. Lamar Blvd Suite 650 M o n -S a t 9 : 3 0 - 7 : 3 0 S u n 1 : 0 0 - 5 : 0 0 Special: Manicure and Pedicure $34 Walk-Ins Welcome! 512.420.8511 11428221 A P A R T * & Beautiful community currently being remodeled. $et • One block from North Campus Free High-Speed Internet • Offer all bills paid on most studios & efficiencies* • Laundry facilities • Guaranteed parking for residents • On site management • 24 hour emergency maintenance • Currently remodeling • Completely upgraded rooms, carpet & satin nickel finishes • Completely landscaped & w ill be offering BBQ pits & a resident’s (^except electricity) UTmost Hamburger Hut's Hamburgers Runners-up: Waterloo Ice House, Shady Grove What is the most popular hamburger on your menu? O u r m ost p o p u lar burger is th e #20 B uddy H olly All- A m erican burger w ith A m erican cheese, m ayo, m us­ tard , pickle, onion, tom ato a n d lettuce. What is the most unique aspect of Hut's Hamburgers? H u t’s first opened in 1939 an d has co n tin u e d to serve a sim ilar m enu th e entire tim e. W e have been voted “Best B urger” by th e A ustin C hronicle 19 years in a row. What kinds of student specials do you offer? We sta rte d our tw o-for-one specials especially for students, but offer it to everyone now. Tw o-for-one veggie burgers are offered M ondays and tw o-for- one regular burgers (veggie may be su b stitu ted ) are available on W ednesdays from 6-10 p.m . FOOD FOR THOUGHT UTmost Independent Coffeehouse Spider House Runners-up: Austin Java, Metro If your coffee shop could be featured as the hangout in any sitcom, which one would you choose and why? “The Facts o f L ife,” because at the end o f every shift we each learn a very valuable lesson. What is the best coffee drink you offer for a student pulling an all-nighter? D ouble iced spider bite is best for an all-nighter. I t’s an iced to d d y th a t has been cold-brew ed for 12 hours w ith tw o a d d itio n al shots o f espresso. What is the most complicated drink request you've ever fulfilled? O n e tim e a c u sto m er ordered a quad ru p le iced half-caf C u b a n o w ith steam ed soy a n d a kiss o f lem on Where do served in a co rd ial glass w ith a cherry on top. your coffte beans come from? W e get o u r beans from all over the globe. W e cu rren tly have E th io p ian a n d M exican varieties. What is it about your coffee shop that makes it so iconic? W e are unique because we have a kitchen, a full bar and a com prehensive coffee, tea an d espresso bar. We are able to cater to a very diverse clientele by having such a w ide variety o f options. UTmost Breakfast Taco Taco Shack Runners-up: Juan in a Million, Jrudy's P hoto B a rb a ra w w e w tcr J cum- Page 28 UTMOST UTmost Food Delivery Service Longhorn Delivery Runners-up: Phxker's, Papa John's What is it about Longhorn Delivery that makes it so popular with UT ? We can get pretty much anything delivered! There is more variety with our service than any other out there. We deliver over 25 restaurants with choices to satisfy any taste or need. We deliver everything from veg­ etarian options to organic food to M cD onald’s to candy. Delivery is a huge convenience for busy college students. What areas do you deliver to? We deliver a little east o f 1-35, west of Mopac to Exposition, north to 51st Street, and south to the river. O u r delivery map is on our Web site. And later this year, we are looking to expand into South Austin (78704). Do you offer any specials or dis­ counts for UT students? We have discounts all the time. We have coupons on our Facebook page and in coupon books. We also email coupons. They’re usually for free delivery, but sometimes include more. Look for our customer appre­ ciation day when we will give out free Amy’s Ice Cream with orders. UTmost Restaurant Dessert The Cheese­ cake Factory Runners-up: Mandola's Italian MarketCheilee What is the most Cheesecake Factory? is: Our mission •Absolute guest sat­ isfaction is our high­ est priority.” We work hard every day to make sure that our guests get an experience that keeps them coming back, making them our word of mouth advertisers. Let us be the solution to your money worries. A $9/hour job can help you pay rent & bills. NO E X P E R IE N C E N E C E S S A R Y - IM M EDIATE PAID TRAINING - FT/PT P O eiTlO N © A V A ILA B LE F L E X I B L E © C H ED U LE© - L O C A T E D 2 M L WE©T O F W EEK LY PAY DAY© BA R TO N C R E E K M A LL Job Fair “ - Fridays 11» Saturdays 10am-4pm Village at Westlake Shopping Center, S te | Call 785-2730 tor directions or more information EK/Dn| Fm « M otet • M M M ta M jM aiffR Wota ihfFerenk listed on your menu? There are 50 desserts on the menu and original cheesecake and orig­ inal cheesecake with fresh straw- What is the weirdest dessert you've ever heard of? Broccoli cheesecake is the strang­ est dessert I’ve ever heard of. and we’ve never made it. P h o to c o u rte s y C h e e s e c a k e F a c to ry Jaclo-Ay, berries are most popular. SPRING 2008 UTMOST UTmost Pastries or Dess«r t it l,, Upper Crust wapn cookies, baked to order, w Spaghetti Warehouse Runners-up: Romeo's; Mandola's Italian Market UTmost Veggie Cuisine Veggie Heaven Runners-up: Whole Foods, Clay Pit Photo courtesy Spaghetti Warehouse if p x u j h e ü iW a A J w ^ I A C T QI I T M / V T I C A C T L E A *3^ 1 I t# I "O-/ ■ -•< • UTMOST RUNNERS-UP UTmost Grocery Store and Pastries or Desserts Whole Foods (Runner-up) How did Whole Foods get started, and how long have you been in business? What is the most unique aspect/component of What is your most popular dessert this time Whole Foods? of year? W e obtain our products both locally and W e are excited about our new Austin Cream from all over the world, often from small, uniquely dedicated food artisans. W e strive to offer the highest quality, least processed, Cake and Lemon Blackberry Cake. But a longtime seasonal favorire are our H ot Cross Buns. Be sure to look for samples o f our pas­ most flavorful and naturally preserved foods tries at either Austin W h o le Foods Market. Founded in 1980 as a small store in because food in its purest state is the best tast­ Austin, Texas, W h o le Foods Market* ing and most nutritious food available. W h ole is now the w orld’s leading retailer of Foods M arket’s motto, “ W h ole Foods, W h ole natural and organic foods with more People, W h o le Planet,” emphasizes that our than 270 locations in the United States, vision reaches far beyond simply being a food Photo courtesy Whole Foods Canada and the U .K . retailer. Whole, 9 ooAa UTmost Comfort Food & Breakfast Magnolia Cafe (Runner-up) UTmost Cell Phone Provider Verizon Wireless (Runner-up) What sets Verizon Wireless apart from their com­ petition? Verizon Wireless invests an average of $5.5 billion each year to ensure it provides customers with the nation’s most reliable network. It is the strength of the network that enables access to services like turn-by-turn directions from V Z Navigator, over­ air music downloads from V C A S T Music, and BroadbandAccess for mobile warriors, to name a few. A commitment to customers also sets the company apart. Verizon Wireless allows new cus­ tomers to “ Test D rive’ the network for 30 days and lets current customers change their plan with­ out additional fees or an extended contract. What is the best way for students to find out about Verizon Wireless' specials? Photo courtesy Verizon V eA i^ a n U /iA e U u , The D aily Texan and the Austin American-Statesman as well as on television and local radio. Special pro­ motions can also be found at www.verizonwire- less.com. Additionally, students can visit stores near campus, including the South Park Meadows and Great H ills locations, and speak with the highly trained staff about what plan or device best meets their needs. Verizon Wireless also sponsors Students can learn about the latest Verizon Wireless local events like S X S W where students can check offers, such as the new Unlim ited calling plans, in out the latest products, services and specials. UTmost Liquor Store Twin Liquors (Runner-up) Cattle Richmond photo £ ,iq u v SPRING 2008 UTMOST Page 31 512.323.9393 • 2828 Guadalupe Street LARGE PIZZA WITH 3 T0PWW6S LARGE PIZZA wrmiTowiifiPiuí FREE FLAVORED C R U ST •Original •Butter •Butter Cheese •Garlic Herb •Ranch •Onion •Sesam e •Cajun Hungry Howie's Vi / / a hun gryho w ies com (Delivery, tax extra «Available at participating locations • Expires 5/31/08) less Internet throughout the com m unity, even by the pool. With all o f these conveniences, our residents have plenty o f time to work our at the high-tech fitness center, pam per themselves at our free tan n in g salon or relax at the resort style pool. Located at R io G rande and 28th St., Jefferson West is just a short w alk to U T , restaurants, boutiques and Greek houses. Where is the best place to study at Jefferson West? The best place to study at Jefferson West is in your apartment. We have large floor plans that give our resi­ dence plenty o f space to study as well as relax. But if you want to get out o f the apartm ent, we provide free W iFi at the pool/sundeck area. Does Jefferson West host social events? If so, how often and what types of events? Are there any upcom­ ing events scheduled for this spring? We host special events that vary each year, but usu­ ally include pool parties and barbeques. We also have our Resident appreciation week. This is a whole week o f pam pering our residents. We do everything from bringing breakfast and dinner to our residents’ doors to raffling Nintendo W iis and iPods. UTmost Apartment Complex Jefferson West (Runner-up) What kind of features and/or amenities makes Jefferson West the UTmost apartment complex or condominium? At Jefferson West we genuinely care about our resi­ Name one thing about Jefferson West that you think dents. O u r friendly sta ff is on-call 24 hours a day if our residents ever need assistance. We offer two, three, and four bedroom apartm ents with features such as like 42-inch Plasma 1 Vs in every apartment, cool black appliances, and full-size washers and dry­ ers. Each apartm ent is equipped with free cable with H B O , high-speed Ethernet. We also feature wire- makes students choose it over any other apartment complex or condominium. O u r smaller com m unity and easily accessible sta ff helps us stand out from other com m unities in the area. We believe the only way to ensure resident retention is to provide exceptional custom er service. 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